A response from well-known conservationist Gail Potgieter on the hunting debate.
Category Archives: Opinion Editorial
The Thing About Hunting
The thing about hunting is that the topic is so polarising that it prevents meaningful discourse between people who probably have more in common than they care to admit. And, while the protagonists battle it out, the grim reapers continue to harvest Africa’s wildlife and other natural resources. We humans tend to silo information to …
Lion King or Commodity?
AN ANALYSIS OF
THE LION BREEDING INDUSTRY
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Ivory – the burning question
AMERICA’S ONGOING DEBATE OVER THE TRADE IN IVORY
How the engagement ring proves that we shouldn’t trade rhino horn
Is your engagement ring to you what rhino horn is to the Chinese? We investigate some marketing myths in light of the proposal to legalise the trade in rhino horn.
Is walking with lions good conservation? Probably not.
Is walking with lions good for conservation? NO, despite what slick marketing material and convincing volunteers and promoters may tell you
