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Ted Reilly: A Living Legend. By Martin Dunn.
Ted Reilly was familiar to me long before I actually met him; as one of the legendary figures of wildlife conservation in Southern Africa; spoken of with respect and reverence alongside other greats l... Read More
Photo-Tourism Versus Safari Hunting Versus Both? By Kevin Leo-Smith.
This thread on the Africa Geographic website (link below) motivated me to try to contribute positively to this pro / anti-hunting debate that is often unnecessarily polarizing and acrimonious. I... Read More
Can Land Easements Save Africa’s Wildlife? By Calvin Cottar.
Unfortunately, wild animals that are a cost to land owners in any way will always be killed, this is how land use change works. In some countries killing has become ritualized and monetized to become ... Read More
The Management of Elephants and Related Management Issues in the Kruger National Park. Part 1. By Dr. Salomon Joubert.
This article, which has been divided into three sections, was written by Dr. Salomon Joubert in 2010. INTRODUCTION In the past few years the control of elephant numbers by means of culling as a valid ... Read More
The Management of Elephants and Related Management Issues in the Kruger National Park. Part 2. By Dr. Salomon Joubert.
This article, which has been divided into three sections, was written by Dr. Salomon Joubert in 2010. Elephant census What had been conveyed to me was that a statement had been made to the effect that... Read More
“SUSTAINABLE USE” AND “NATURE CONSERVATION”: WHO INVENTED THE CONCEPTS? -A View from Germany -Dr. Rolf D. Baldus.
A short distance from my house in one of Germany’s oldest nature reserves, the ‘Siebengebirge‘-Nature Park, lies a romantic building, the Dragon Castle, a never inhabited chateau with an impress... Read More
Selous Game Reserve: A Unique Wilderness. By W. Alan Rodgers and Rolf D. Baldus
The Selous Game Reserve, at around 50,000 km2, is Africa’s largest legally gazetted wilderness area. No habitation, no cultivation, no cattle, no people apart fromreserve staff, some tourists an... Read More
Kruger Park Casual Observations. By Dr. Salomon Joubert.
I recently had the privilege of spending a month leisurely and idly travelling through the southern half of the Park in the company of my wife and, for a few days, friends.With the exception of the Pr... Read More