Botswana – The Conservation Imperative

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

Posted on August 30, 2022August 16, 2022 by Zig Mackintosh

The Humane Society is notorious for its “surveys” about public sentiment around hunting. A 2017 poll, they claim, shows deep and widespread opposition to trophy hunting (suspiciously that pag... Read More

Botswana’s Buffalo Fence.

Posted on January 10, 2022January 9, 2022 by Zig Mackintosh

Any Third-World nation that seeks to export beef to international markets, especially in Europe, must meet high standards of veterinary hygiene and disease management. In the early 1970s, the European... Read More

VOICES FROM THE FRONTLINE: COMMUNITIES AND LIVELIHOODS IN BOTSWANA.

Posted on April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 by Zig Mackintosh

This 60-minute documentary follows Jack Ramsden, a young cattle rancher from Maun, on a quest across Northern Botswana to document the effects of wildlife on communities and livelihoods. Along the way... Read More

Botswana’s Elephant Numbers Just Don’t Add Up.

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 by Zig Mackintosh

The Botswana Environment Statistics Wildlife Digest 2014 reported that the results of an elephant census carried out by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) in 2003 showed the number t... Read More

The Conservation Imperative

People. Wildlife. Conservation.

Tag: Botswana

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

Botswana’s Buffalo Fence.

VOICES FROM THE FRONTLINE: COMMUNITIES AND LIVELIHOODS IN BOTSWANA.

Botswana’s Elephant Numbers Just Don’t Add Up.