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By Dr Daniel Stiles A recent publication by Lindsey et al. reviewed evidence for lion population changes, targeted illegal killing and body parts trafficking incidents in parts of Africa. Although the article admits that “no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study", it nevertheless concludes that “Lions
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By Nick Steele Nick Steele’s paper was delivered at the Natal Hunters and Game Conservation Association Congress in October 1978. At the time, Steele was serving as Conservator for the Natal Midlands region within the Natal Parks Board. He had been transferred from the Zululand reserves to the Natal
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On snare-sweep patrols, the Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation team sometimes comes across poachers’ camps. Eugene Troskie has found many of these camps over the years. A collared female hyaena was hanging around in a certain area for an inordinate length of time, which generally indicates an animal killed in a
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The Ugandan Wildlife Authority (UWA) at Murchison Falls HQ has warehouses filled with snares and traps confiscated from poachers. These come in all shapes and forms, from wheel-traps (gin traps) to spiked wheels. As a means of destroying them, the steel traps and snares are used as reinforcement in the