VOLUME 76

Signature Snarelines: Unmasking Poacher Identities in the Wild (5-minute Video)

Patrol Reports

12 May 2026 — 1 min read

In this episode of Patrol, the anti-poaching team in the Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve, Uganda, clears a freshly set snare line in the thickets scattered across the savannah.

Lake Albert Safaris director Aston Sparks explains how rangers read a poacher's signature. The materials, the spacing, and the way the bush is cut to channel animals into the snare.

Different groups have their own methods, and recognizing them is how the unit gets ahead of the next snare line rather than reacting to it.

Disruption of Ant-plant Mutualism is Sabotaging Lion Hunts in Laikipia, Kenya

By Dr Daniel Stiles Key Takeaways: * An invasive big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala) is displacing the native acacia ant that defends whistling-thorn trees against elephants at Ol Pejeta. * Big-headed ants don't bite elephants. In invaded areas, elephants break trees at five to seven times the rate of uninvaded areas.

Protecting a Fragile River Ecosystem (6-minute Video)

The Malagarasi River cuts through one of Tanzania's lesser-known safari concessions, the Uvinza Open Area. This film documents the hard work that has gone into rehabilitating it. Most of the area is floodplain. Seasonal water dictates wildlife movement, where poachers operate, and where patrols can reach. When the

From "Endangered Species" to "Endangered Spaces": An Evolution in Conservation Thinking

By Marco Pani Key Takeaways: * Hunting concessions across seven SADC countries cover roughly 1.16 million sq km of habitat. That's nearly double the 618,000 sq km of protected land in national parks in those same countries. * Most of Africa's elephants and lions live outside

Commercializing the Bushmeat Trade: You Can’t Eat Pins

By Prof Brian Child Exchange and specialization as the basis of wealth Published in 1776, Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations. He showed that wealth is created by converting raw materials, often drawn from the environment, into goods people want. The secret to wealth creation was the productivity of

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Disruption of Ant-plant Mutualism is Sabotaging Lion Hunts in Laikipia, Kenya

Protecting a Fragile River Ecosystem (6-minute Video)

From "Endangered Species" to "Endangered Spaces": An Evolution in Conservation Thinking

Commercializing the Bushmeat Trade: You Can’t Eat Pins