By Prof Brian Child Graham Child grew up on remote field stations in Zimbabwe, learning Shona and Ndebele, and absorbing the work ethic and culture of an effective civil service. His father, Harold Tamplin Child, survived two years on the Western Front in World War I, became a District Administrator,
Across Africa, enormous effort and substantial sums of money go into protecting predators from the consequences of conflict with people. Fences, compensation schemes, conflict-response teams and conservation programs all require funding, year after year. When that funding disappears, the protection it provides can disappear with it. Chemist Peter Apps
The Malagarasi River cuts through one of Tanzania's lesser-known safari concessions, the Uvinza Open Area. This film provides a compelling look into the critical anti-poaching and conservation efforts that have gone into rehabilitating it. Most of the area is floodplain. Seasonal water dictates wildlife movement, where
By Dr. Daniel Stiles Key Takeaways * Illegal wildlife trade is a major global crime: It is a leading driver of biodiversity loss and is estimated to be worth about US$34 billion annually. * Trafficking has shifted online: As traditional e-commerce sites restricted wildlife sales, traffickers increasingly moved to social
By Dr. Jeremy Anderson Key Takeaways * Conservation succeeds or fails after the document is handed over, depending on funding, staff capacity, politics, and the authority to act. * The most useful plans are written for the agency that actually exists—its people, budgets, constraints, and capacity—not for an imagined institution
Ever wonder what happens when you turn former poachers into the ultimate wildlife protectors? In this episode of Patrol: Reviving the Luangwa, we dive into Nyamvu Safaris' unique anti-poaching strategy in Zambia's Luangwa Valley. Instead of fighting local communities, they hire ex-poachers who know the
Key Takeaways * The Constitutional Court dismissed SA Hunters' challenge to the "well-being" provisions in NEMBA because the case was brought too late, not because it found the definition sound. * The Court said it was not finally deciding the constitutional merits, although it described the changes to
In most community wildlife conservation projects, the money arrives, goes to a committee, and most of it never reaches the households; this is the most common way these projects fall apart. Wildlife economist Professor Brian Child has built a model to prevent this. With his model, the order is inverted.
By Dr. Daniel Stiles Key Takeaways * India’s effort to reintroduce African cheetahs has revived a species declared extinct in the country more than 70 years ago. * The project has made Kuno National Park the center of a major conservation experiment, and a major controversy. * Critics question whether Kuno has
By Prof. Brian Child Key Takeaways * "Use it or lose it": African conservationists argued wildlife could survive only if communities living with it also benefited from using it. * Centralization backfired: Kenya banned hunting in 1977 and lost two-thirds of its wildlife — the opposite of what was intended.
Step into the vast, untamed wilderness of northern Mozambique as this film takes you deep inside the Lugenda Wildlife Reserve (LUWIRE) within the massive Niassa Special Reserve. Discover what it really takes to manage a million-acre remote conservation area—from battling devastating poaching crises and building hundreds of kilometers
In the remote African bush of Botswana, subsistence farmer Dominic Chiromino faces a daily high-stakes challenge: protecting his livestock from hungry leopards, caracals, and hyenas. Relying on government compensation doesn't really cut it, since the payouts are often too low or don't cover certain attacks