Poaching Threats
The WOW Africa Group operates in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, bordering the Ithala Game Reserve. Here, the main poaching threat isn’t subsistence meat hunting, it’s commercial gambling poaching using large packs of trained dogs. In these illegal hunts, gangs release dogs to chase and kill wildlife, with outcomes
Poaching Threats
Hunting and Poaching: One in the Same? By Zig Mackintosh Anti-hunting activists often blur the lines between hunting and poaching, and the mainstream media has swallowed that narrative whole, for one reason: Manipulation. Playing on emotions is a powerful way to secure donations for “Save the [fill in the blank]
Anti Poaching Operations
In his book “Poachers in the Hills,” Nick Steele weaves the story of game warden Norman Deane’s life in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with his own experiences there. The story begins in March 1956 when Steele arrives as a 22-year-old junior ranger to serve under Deane’
Timber & Succulents
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