
Where neoliberalism subjugates the natural world and people to the commercial whims of markets and globalisation, sustainable use has ensured…
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Where neoliberalism subjugates the natural world and people to the commercial whims of markets and globalisation, sustainable use has ensured…
If anything has become patently clear from the Covid-19 pandemic it is that we need to change the way we…
After Barack Obama came Donald Trump, a bigoted populist prone to crass outpourings and some peculiar legislative ideas. His time…
Predator breeding using lions and other species could cost South Africa over R54-billion over the next 10 years in loss…
Trophy hunting is like the fossil fuel industry. They’re both messy, unsustainable, in need of an alternative approach and, ultimately,…
Commerical exploitation is holding lions, conservation and brand South Africa captive, writes Ian Michler. Read his article here: Who carries the…
At the CITES CoP17 held in South Africa during September/October 2016, it was clear that the vast majority of member…
The notion of ‘sustainability’ has become the most overused and consequently meaningless phrase within conservation and wildlife circles. Used…
It was Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance-era mathematician, architect and artist, who said: “He who loves practice without theory…
There is no denying the debate around trade in rhino horn and elephant ivory has polarised the conservation community in…
The recently held London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade has made headlines for a number of reasons, not least…
It was Mark Twain who observed that “truth is stranger than fiction”, although some will suggest his shrewd comment on…
Those that oppose the legalization of trade in rhino horn as the panacea for the continent’s rhino poaching crisis have…
In the piece recently published in The Ngami Times titled ‘A missed opportunity on elephants’ it’s patently clear that the…
Recent positive feedback regarding the onslaught on sharks is also extremely encouraging news for advocates of non-trade solutions to the…
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has just released some revealing analysis that would seem to support those fighting against the…
A recent report on Transnational Organized Crime in East Africa confirms the shocking statistics pertaining to the elephant poaching crisis in…
Simply put, habitat destruction occurs when functioning natural habitats or ecosystems are degraded to the extent that they can no…
The African elephant is facing its gravest crisis since the 1980s when between 600 000 and 800 000 animals were killed in a poaching spree. Surveys and data…
The trophy hunting industry’s dismissal of its opponents as ‘animal rightists’ is just one of several misconceptions that do it…