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Interview with David Hopcraft, Swara Plains Conservancy, Kenya.
In this interesting interview David Hopcraft explains how the fledging wildlife industry in Kenya was brought to a shuddering halt in the 1970’s and the resulting devastating consequences that d... Read More
Ted Reilly: New Patron of The Conservation Imperative.
Ted Reilly, doyen of wildlife conservation and Head of the Kingdom of Swaziland’s Big Game Parks has formally accepted our invitation to become a patron of The Conservation Imperative alongside... Read More
Farm me don’t harm me.
St. Anne’s Dioscesan College for Girls in Hilton, KZN on Saturday 13 June 2015, became what is believed to be the first school in South Africa to actively take up the fight for a regulated trade in ... Read More
A response to McCullum Statement at UCT “Wildlife in Crisis” conference.
A shorter version of this article was published in the Cape Times on Tuesday 2 June 2015. During question time, following a presentation by Dr. John Hanks at the recent conference “Wildlife in Crisi... Read More
Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching.
Anyone who has any interest in the rhino poaching situation in Africa needs to read this book. In Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching, John Hanks finally tells the story of these explosive ev... Read More
Interview with Ian Player and David Cook.
Ian Player and David Cook discuss how Operation Rhino unfolded and the role that sport hunting played in bringing the species back from the brink of extinction. Interview with Ian Player and Da... Read More
“Rhinonomics”
There is an article on rhino horn trade circulating that is written by Albert Kuller, an economist. http://www.savetherhino.org/assets/0000/5374/RhinonomicsKuller.pdf His argument is that if you move ... Read More
Rhino in Crisis: A Blueprint for Survival. Stakeholders meeting version.
David Cook and Bugs van Heerden presented this 15-minute video to the trade in rhino horn stakeholders meeting which was held in Gauteng 25-27 March 2015. This version of the movie is part of a longer... Read More