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The elephants in the room – the myths informing Botswana’s hunting policy
Botswana has lifted its ban on hunting based on five myths about that country’s elephant population. The decision has as…
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Botswana brings back trophy hunting
Botswana has now committed to a policy built on myths, while the rest of the world takes stock of the…
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Elephants reduced to a political football as Botswana brings back hunting
Splashing in the Zambezi River at Botswana’s Chobe National Park. Shutterstock Ross Harvey, University of Cape Town Botswana has reinstated…
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Wildebeest migrations in East Africa face extinction. What must be done
White-bearded wildebeest migrate through the Mara. Jane Rix/Shutterstock Joseph Ogutu, University of Hohenheim Across the world, migratory animals like wildebeest…
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Trophy Hunting, Part One: The nasty colonial sport of shooting wild animals
A male white lion, part of a rare white lion pack, in the wild in South Africa. (PHOTO: EPA/LIESL EICHENBERGER)…
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DRY SEASON AERIAL SURVEY OF ELEPHANTS AND WILDLIFE IN NORTHERN BOTSWANA JULY – OCTOBER 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the 2018 dry season, a fixed-wing aerial survey of elephants and wildlife was flown over the core…
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‘Too many elephants’ in Africa? Here’s how peaceful coexistence with human communities can help
HordynskiPhotography/Shutterstock Vicky Boult, University of Reading Africa’s elephant population has plummeted from roughly a million in 1970 to around 400,000…
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Syndicates move south; Botswana president calls it fake news
Image supplied A report by Elephants Without Borders claiming ‘a significant poaching outbreak is ongoing in at least four distinct…
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Escalating poaching worrying
Killing of elephants for their tusks crisis is not a new issue Photo credit: Mike Chase After months of controversy,…
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How wildlife traffickers exploit Chinese New Year
Abalone will be on the banquet table of many Chinese families celebrating Spring Festival this year. The sea mollusc will…
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Greater KNP Hunting Protocol for Reserves where hunting takes place
PREAMBLE Demands for competing land uses that are not compatible with conservation practices, make the need for viable conservation incentives…
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China issues permits to trade in the bones of hundreds of leopards
Leopards are Asia’s most trafficked big cat, with more than 4,900 seized from illegal trade in Asia since 2000 –…
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Op-Ed: Legal Eastern markets are gutting Africa’s wildlife – Traffic
Quite apart from the decimation of illegal poaching, legal export to Asian markets is tearing the wild heart out of…
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Lions next in line of fire as US rolls back curbs on African hunting trophies
The Trump administration’s lifting of restrictions on importing elephant body parts from Zimbabwe and Zambia is not the last gift…
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Poachers Are Just Part of the Problem for Endangered African Species
We’ve all seen the stories of gorillas and elephants brutally slaughtered by poachers in Africa. Whether it’s Diane Fossey’s beloved…
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Op-Ed: Where are the rhino poaching stats?
Rhino poaching might be on the decrease, elephant poaching is on the rise, but without up to date poaching figures…
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Bushmeat hunting threatens tourism in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
The threat posed by illegal bushmeat hunting to the Okavango Delta‘s tourism industry in Botswana has been exposed in a…
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Hunting in South Africa: A bloody mess
PROLOGUE South Africa is the world’s top ‘canned’ lion hunting destination, the rhino hunting permit system has been repeatedly abused in recent…
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Minister’s wildlife plans a jumbo worry
Conservationists are alarmed by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa’s increasingly dangerous ‘conservation’ proposals Edna Molewa. Picture: RUSSELL ROBERTS Many conservationists…
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Governments are not doing enough to stop wildlife crime
A scathing new report shows that key countries affected by wildlife crime have failed to halt poaching and illegal trafficking…