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The Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation (PNHF) is a non-profit organization based in Phalaborwa, South Africa, situated on the border of the Kruger National Park. Phalaborwa is uniquely positioned as the only town with a gate into Kruger National Park within its town limits. PNHF focuses on assisting nature reserves with
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Along the eastern shores of Lake Albert in western Uganda's Hoima District lies a wilderness area you've probably never heard of. The Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve stands as the only ecologically intact savannah along a 200-kilometer stretch of lakeshore. Established initially as a controlled hunting area in
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By Dr Daniel Stiles In Volume 61 of Patrol, a staff writer published ‘The Inevitable Cascade: From Wildlife to Cattle to Camels, Comparing the Desertification of Arabia and East Africa’. I would agree with every word in the title except for the word ‘inevitable’. I once called the camel “a
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The Life Through Wildlife Strategic Plan (2025-2029) outlines a vision for developing an inclusive $30 billion wildlife economy in Southern Africa. The plan focuses on transforming conservation efforts by prioritizing community-led governance, sustainable financing, and knowledge-based capacity-building. These are the key aspects of the strategic plan.
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By Zig Mackintosh Saddling the Kafue National Park and the Lunga-Busanga Game Management Area (GMA) in Northern Zambia, the Busanga Plains span 720 square kilometers of seasonal floodplain. Through ancient flood channels, the Lufupa River flows, creating one of Africa's great wetland wildernesses that supports extraordinary biodiversity. From
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By Prof Brian Child Key Takeaways: * Rural African Communities should be allowed to decide whether to use a natural resource or not, and to benefit from it if they do. * Community conservation can be classified according to the degree of rights devolution. * Wildlife legislation in Zimbabwe was centered around the
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In today’s world, technology has become part of everyday life. This applies even to the most remote wilderness areas in Africa. Cellphone coverage has enabled poachers in many places, including Coutada 11 in Mozambique, to communicate. Although coverage is not good across the concession, poachers are aware of the
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Since May 2013, the Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation has added 8,000 snares to their “snare poles”, which already had 2,000 snares on them. These snares were collected during patrols by the organization’s rangers and during snare sweeps conducted by volunteers on various properties around the Kruger National
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The Wilberforce Ranch in the Matobo Hills of Southern Zimbabwe, Africa is a model example of how private enterprise and community involvement can mutually benefit from wildlife conservation. However, a crucial piece of tactics and technology is the fence line separating the cattle and wildlife sections. Keeping domestic cattle out
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Key Takeaways: * On the rangelands in Kenya, wildlife was replaced with cattle, which is presently being replaced with camels. * Although this appears to be an adaptive change, it is the next step in an unstoppable progression to ecosystem collapse. * The Arabian Peninsula provides a chilling preview of what's
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Safari hunting was banned in Uganda, Africa in 1979, marking the end of what had been a thriving industry. This occurred during a period of severe political upheaval and wildlife devastation. The almost 30,000 elephants that Uganda had at independence were reduced to only 2,000 in 1985. After
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By Prof Brian Child Economic efficiency results from clearly defined property rights and exchange in free markets and is independent of who owns the resources. Nonetheless, Coase (1960) and others acknowledge that the question of who owns the resources is also important. Ignoring these distributional issues gives free market economics