Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 March 2022
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Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 March 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 March 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 28 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 28 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 21 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 21 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 14 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 14 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 07 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 07 January 2022
Rhino horn trade – yes or no
The ongoing slaughter of Kruger’s rhinos forces the debate about rhino horn trade into the open again. Tony Carnie reopens this can of worms
Comment – teamAG – Friday 31 December 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 31 December 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 24 December 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 24 December 2021
Furore over Namibian community-based conservation
Journalists target Namibia’s community-based conservation program. This is what 76 affected entities have to say – decide for yourself
Comment – teamAG – Friday 17 December 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 17 December 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 10 December 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 10 December 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 03 December 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 03 December 2021
Tana River primates – on a broken wildlife highway
The critically endangered Tana River red colobus & mangabey are endemic to the forests on the banks of the Tana River
Comment – teamAG – Friday 26 November 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 26 November 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 19 November 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 19 November 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 12 November 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 12 November 2021
Mobilising Africa’s biodiversity experts to put nature on the decision-making map
African biodiversity experts mobilise to produce a continental map of ‘biodiversity intactness’ for African decision-makers.
Comment – teamAG – Friday 05 November 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 05 November 2021
In defense of (some) tourism
How do we rebuild travel after the trauma of 2020? Tourism is a conservation asset we can’t afford to lose and Africa is ahead of the game.
Comment – teamAG – Friday 29 October 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 29 October 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 22 October 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 22 October 2021
Grabbing the lion by the tail – intervention vs interference
Grabbing the lion by the tail – Interference and intervention in the lives of wild animals are controversial and there are no simple answers as to when or if they are appropriate. Jamie Paterson gives her perspectives.
Comment – teamAG – Friday 15 October 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 15 October 2021
Crossing the human-wildlife barrier
Crossing the human-wildlife barrier – is it ever okay? Three positive African examples involving a pangolin, a blesbok and a clan of hyenas
Comment – teamAG – Friday 08 October 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 08 October 2021
The great African fencing debate
African conservationists are engaged in a furious fencing debate – should protected areas be fenced to conserve wildlife such as lions?
Comment – teamAG – Friday 01 October 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 01 October 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 24 September 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 24 September 2021
Is lion hunting sustainable?
Lion hunting sustainability in Africa has been extensively investigated by pragmatic experts desperate to conserve our remaining wild lions
Comment – teamAG – Friday 17 September 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 17 September 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 10 September 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 10 September 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 03 September 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 03 September 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 27 August 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 27 August 2021
Leopard conservation in South Africa
Leopard conservation in South Africa requires a metapopulation strategy and a sustained, transparent commitment from government – expert opinion
Comment – teamAG – Friday 20 August 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 20 August 2021
Why rural communities choose wildlife hunting over cattle
Rural communities choose wildlife over cattle if they see and enjoy long term benefits from trophy hunting – says Namibian community member
Comment – teamAG – Friday 13 August 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 13 August 2021
Trophy hunters kill another breeding Hwange lion – Mopane
Trophy hunters kill another breeding lion (named Mopane) from Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park – in a mirror of the Cecil tragedy
Forest elephant – endangered gardeners
Forest elephant numbers are believed to have plummeted 86% in just 31 years yet their role in maintaining forest ecosystems is critical.
Comment – teamAG – Friday 06 August 2021
Comment – teamAG – Friday 06 August 2021
CEO note: Another giant elephant hunted
CEO note: Another giant elephant hunted
Another giant elephant trophy hunted – is this conservation?
Another giant elephant shot in Botswana. What are the consequences for elephants, local communities, and hunting operations?
CEO note: The ‘elephant problem’
CEO note: The ‘elephant problem’
Mthimkhulu Game Reserve – a dream deferred
Mthimkhulu Game Reserve is 8000ha of prime land in the Greater Kruger, 50km north of Phalaborwa. It’s an area with a desperately sad past and a hopeful future. We went to have a look.
CEO note: Okavango oil scam | Luangwa Valley | Rebranding wild dogs
CEO note: Okavango oil scam | Luangwa Valley | Rebranding wild dogs