VOLUME 68
By Dr Daniel Stiles On 31st October, 2025, South Africa’s High Court in the Northern Cape ruled in favour of Hendrick Diedericks, owner of a registered rhino Captive Breeding Operation (CBO) in the Northern Cape known as Rockwood Conservation. Starting with 45 southern white rhinos purchased from Kruger National
VOLUME 65
By Prof Brian Child Key Takeaways: * Wildlife has been miscast as a public good. * The governance regimes for wild resources no longer match their economic characteristics. * Treating wild species as public goods results in an inequitable allocation of costs and benefits. * Benefits are global, but costs are local. * Rhino owners
VOLUME 55
By the 1950s, Nile crocodiles in Zimbabwe were nearly extinct. Commercial hunters had killed most of them for their valuable skins. The crocodiles were easy targets because they lived in predictable locations, hunters could spot them easily at night with spotlights, and each kill was worth a lot of money.
Namibia
0:00 /0:40 1× De-horning Rhino Operation in Namibia to Thwart Poaching In Namibia, one of the frontline strategies against rhino poaching has been de-horning operations, a proactive measure designed to make rhinos less attractive targets for poachers. While the procedure does not harm the animals when carried out
Ivory & Rhino Horn
By Bugs Van Heerden John Hume's Revolutionary Rhino Breeding Project I first visited John Hume at his 8000-hectare rhino ranch in 2014 and have subsequently made two further visits to document this groundbreaking rhino conservation project. When I arrived, John said that two male rhino calves had been
Africa
Anti Poaching Operations
Introducing Patrol: Anti-Poaching in Action Poaching in Africa takes many forms: from bushmeat hunting (both subsistence and commercial), to the illegal trade in timber, fish, pangolins, ivory & rhino horn, and even rare succulents. As human populations continue to grow, so does the pressure on natural ecosystems. The mission to