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Mozambique has a vast network of protected areas, about 25% of the territory. That responsibility comes with many challenges. The Mozambique Wildlife Alliance (MWA) is a local Mozambican nonprofit organization that was conceptualized, created and then developed to address specific conservation issues in Mozambique. The idea was to create a
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By David Cook Since the ban on trade was imposed in respect of both elephant ivory ( barring a few one-off badly managed ivory auctions sanctioned by CITES ) and rhino horn, both species have been in steady decline primarily as a result of poaching but also suitably aggravated by human/wildlife
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27,500 elephants, or 5% of Africa’s total, live in Botswana's farming areas. This is more than Namibia and Zambia’s total population. In Ngamiland, in the North-West district alone, there are around 160,000 people, an estimated 238,000 cattle, and about 9,000 agricultural fields.
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By Prof Brian Child The spread of Western civilization was synonymous with the spread of domestic species and the domination of nature, often with deleterious consequences (Monbiot 2022). Importantly, the economic superiority of domestic species did not drive this, but because, for deep historical reasons, farmers owned livestock but were
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Trade bans don't stop poaching. The issue is that a powerful NGO anti-use lobby comprising many interest groups generates funding from these trade bans. They campaign to raise money to "save the elephant" by ensuring a ban on the ivory trade remains. Their narrative is that
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Mark Haldane from Zambeze Delta Safaris (ZDS) has sage advice for anybody starting in the hunting industry. Winning the local community over. The job will get much easier when they feel the absolute benefits of living alongside wildlife. The most important step was probably the community meat drop. A small
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By Douglas Wise I was stimulated to write this review as a consequence of reading Part 2 of Dick Laws’ autobiography, entitled “Hippos’ Tears and Elephants’ Tusks.” I hadn’t realised that the battle between “preservationists” and “sustainable users” was raging over 50 years ago. I didn’t know Dr
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Erik Verreynne, based in Botswana, is a wildlife and livestock veterinarian with a master’s in wildlife management. He believes that wildlife management must include the coexistence between people and wildlife, and in Botswana, human-elephant conflict is a thorny issue. Does Botswana have too many elephants? To answer the question,
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By Zig Mackintosh The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), based in Bozeman, Montana, USA, is a conservation and research institute dedicated to free-market environmentalism. PERC is committed to working with conservationists, policymakers, scholars, and journalists to understand the root of environmental conflict and move toward innovative solutions. Their particular
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Zambia's Lunga Busanga Game Management Area (GMA) borders the Kafue National Park to the north. Fico Vidale Safaris is the concession holder of the area. Poaching is a problem across Africa, and in this area, meat poaching, both commercial and subsistence, is the biggest concern. As human populations
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By Hank’s Voice Some critics of hunting assert that it should only be done for meat and that only indigenous peoples should be hunting, as they are true conservationists. But a 2016 paper by Ripple et al. published in the journal Royal Society Open Science presents concerns strongly suggesting
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The concept of triage originates from medicine, specifically military and emergency medical contexts. The term "triage" comes from the French word "trier," which means "to sort" or "to select." Conservation triage is a concept used in biodiversity conservation that involves prioritizing conservation