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The Impact of Drought in the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park (HiP) South Africa. – A. Whateley.
The concern expressed by John Forrest in a recent article in the journal Oxpecker that mortality among white rhino in South Africa due to present drought conditions could exceed numbers poached, made ... Read More
Custodians of Wilderness: Tanzania
The government and people of Tanzania have set aside 30% of the country’s total landmass for wildlife conservation. Approximately 100 000 square miles of this land lies outside of national parks... Read More
The Facts Around Dr. Ian Player’s Stance on Rhino Horn Trade
I thought I would clarify the whole saga around rhino ranching, Ian Players position on that topic and on the whole subject of legalization of trade in horn, and how he came to play a key role in the ... Read More
Trade Bans Don’t Work 2.
Is there an example where commercial trade in an endangered animal has saved the species? Trade Bans Don’t Work Part 2. from The Conservation Imperative on Vimeo.... Read More
Trade Bans Don’t Work 1.
Has the ban on the legal trade in rhino horn saved a single rhino? Rhino in Crisis Trailer 1 from The Conservation Imperative on Vimeo. ... Read More
Rhino in Crisis and The Misuse of Donor Money – A Reality Check – Ted Reilly
The city of Maputo is safe haven to several rhino poaching syndicates. Swaziland’s rhinos are the closest rhinos to Maputo, so we have no illusion about the threat this poses to their safety. Swazil... Read More
A Layman’s Quest for the Logic Behind Opposition to Legalising Trade in Rhino Horn- Jane Wiltshire PhD, MBA, BSc
Leonardo’s Sailors A Review of the Economic Analysis of Wildlife Trade Alejandro Nadal Francisco Aguyao June 2014 The Leverhulme Centre for the Study of Value School of Environment, Educatio... Read More
Honesty and respect required in rhino debate -Dr. Hanks
On 1 October I attended the launch at the Cape Town Press Club of The Integrated Rhino Poaching Strategy – ‘The Plan’. It had been heralded as the start of a new pragmatic partnership between pa... Read More