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VOLUME 21

Kenya’s Dirty Little Secret

Kenya’s Dirty Little Secret

The insidious propaganda that safari hunting in Kenya was closed because it was decimating the wildlife populations was perpetuated by animal rights activists and NGOs to the point where it was accepted as the truth by the public. But nothing could be further from the reality. In the early 1970s,

Tools of the Poaching Trade: Whip-snares (5-Minute Video)

Tools of the Poaching Trade: Whip-snares (5-Minute Video)

Fico Vidale comes from a hunting family; his father was a professional crocodile hunter. Fico runs his safari hunting company in the Lunga Busanga Game Management Area, which borders the Kafue National Park in Zambia. Fico spends a lot of time and money on community upliftment and engagement, and one

Burping Cows or Free-Range Wildlife?

Burping Cows or Free-Range Wildlife?

Wildlife utilization is an integral part of the Namibian economy. There would be no reason to keep the wildlife if it had no tangible value. It boils down to land use, cows and plows, if not wildlife. Lindsey (2011) found that approximately 16-26 million kg of game meat per year

Poaching Corridors (7-minute Video)

Poaching Corridors (7-minute Video)

Poachers based on the Zambian side of the Zambezi River upstream of Victoria Falls can easily monitor buffalo movement on the Zimbabwean side. As the herds move back and forth from the river to drink, the poachers can get ahead and lay their snares across established corridors. John Laing from