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Interview with Dr Chris Comer

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13 Dec 2022 — 1 min read
Interview with Dr Chris Comer

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17 Permits to sell a Springbok and one to sell a Sheep?

17 Permits to sell a Springbok and one to sell a Sheep?

By Prof Brian Child Key Takeaways * Wild resources are taxed and regulated in ways no farmer would tolerate for livestock. A South African farmer needs 17 permits to sell a springbok and one to sell a sheep. That asymmetry shifts land-use decisions against wildlife. * Wildlife is priceless to society but

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Pig-piling on the Dead

Pig-piling on the Dead

By Hank's Voice In 1673, German political philosopher Samuel von Pufendorf wrote, “More inhumanity has been done by man himself than any other of nature’s causes.” Now, over 350 years later, this theme is played out regularly on social media and in the legacy media, in the

26 May 2026
Poison and Wire: How Lions Disappear (8-minute Video)

Poison and Wire: How Lions Disappear (8-minute Video)

The Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation (PNHF) focuses its anti-poaching efforts in the bushland around the Kruger National Park. Eugene Troskie from PNHF has noticed a disturbing trend in recent years where lions are being targeted for their bones to supply the Asian traditional medicine trade. To kill a lion, the

26 May 2026
Conservation Through Communities (4-minute Video)

Conservation Through Communities (4-minute Video)

Setting up a new anti-poaching operation takes more than boots on the ground. In this video, Derek Littleton from LUWIRE in the Niassa Reserve of Mozambique explains why information is sometimes more useful than firepower and why turning villagers into allies works better than treating them as adversaries. He'

26 May 2026
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