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By Dr Daniel Stiles A recent study from Oxford University has revealed a severe loss of ‘wildlife power’ across Africa — the ecological energy that drives essential ecosystem functions such as nutrient cycling, pollination, and seed dispersal. This study provides hard data to support the UK’s Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem
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By Zig Mackintosh Today’s anti-poaching strategies have changed from those of 10 or even 5 years ago. While rangers, trackers, and patrols are still front and center, security systems have evolved over the last decade as technology has become a crucial component. Now, command centers pull live feeds from
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Bruce Martin and Aston Sparks from Lake Albert Safaris explain how cellphones have changed anti-poaching work in Uganda's Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve, and not just for the rangers. Rangers photograph snares, log positions, and stay in touch across the remote wilderness areas. Poachers track ranger movements and shift bushmeat
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Eugene Troskie has been pulling snares out of the bush around the Kruger National Park for years. This patrol with the Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation (PNHF) shows what that work looks like. The footage follows Troskie and his team across difficult terrain on the Kruger boundary, locating and removing illegal