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VOLUME 56

Botswana's Agricultural Fortress: Inside the Pandamatenga Project

Botswana's Agricultural Fortress: Inside the Pandamatenga Project

Located in northern Botswana, a 160-kilometre electric fence encircles the nation's "food basket", but the project's ambitious expansion plans and wildlife controversies reveal the complex matrix of food security in modern Africa. With fertile black cotton soils and an annual rainfall of 600 millimeters,

The Prickly Issue of Lead in Ammunition (6-minute Video)

The Prickly Issue of Lead in Ammunition (6-minute Video)

The SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association has a proactive leadership position on the South African National Lead Task Team (LTT). Here are the key details: SA Hunters' Role: SA Hunters is a founder member of the National Lead Task Team (LTT), one of the task teams of the

Zambeze Delta Safaris' Anti-Poaching Ranger Training (5-minute Video)

Zambeze Delta Safaris' Anti-Poaching Ranger Training (5-minute Video)

Mark Haldane, director of Zambeze Delta Safaris (ZDS), accepts that funding remains the perpetual challenge facing comprehensive anti-poaching operations in Mozambique. The reality is stark: safari operations alone simply don't generate sufficient revenue to sustain both a profitable business and the extensive conservation efforts his organization pursues at

Off-Duty Security Awareness for Rangers

Off-Duty Security Awareness for Rangers

By Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Dilguerian De Oliveira Conceição According to current global statistics, two rangers lose their lives in the line of duty every week, with over 1,000 rangers killed worldwide and many more injured over the last 10 years. Nearly 9 out of 10 African rangers (88.6%