Honey for Money, But Bees Need Trees
March 3rd, 2026 It’s the United Nations World Wildlife Day, and every year, the conservation world fills with messaging about protection, preservation, and the urgency of leaving nature untouched. There’s much handwringing, crocodile tears, and, of course, fundraising by the animal rights activists (ARAs). This is how their
By Prof Brian Child Wildlife and wild resources are priceless but worthless because environmentalists and economists have excluded them from the mainstream economy. Conservationists abhor the dollarization of wildlife, while economists treat the economy as a closed system, ignoring the true costs of the waste they dump into oceans, rivers,
By Zig Mackintosh In a forgotten corner of eastern Central African Republic (CAR) bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the south, South Sudan to the east, and Sudan to the north lies Chinko, a 64,000 km² wilderness. The area sits at 610 meters above sea level
When Mayo Oldiri first started hunting in the savannah regions of Northern Cameroon, poaching was not a serious problem. Supervised by the professional hunter, unarmed game scouts were deployed in groups of six to eight, carrying only machetes and axes. As the poaching increased, it became clear that more game