Almost every obstacle surrounding big cat conservation in Africa is symptomatic of human population growth and the conversion of rangeland to reduce poverty. On a slightly contrarian note, Africa’s surge of human inhabitants is actually good news—at least insofar as the state of the human condition is concerned.
Africa – Conservation Force (USA)
Conservation Force created a new Chart summarizing community revenue sharing benefits from regulated hunting in Africa. The Chart will be updated annually. READ MORE
The American System of Conservation Funding as a unique “user-pays, public-benefits” program has generated billions of dollars for conservation since 1937; Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) programs are a key component. READ MORE
Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 establishes a Scientific Review Group (SRG) consisting of representatives from the Member States’ Scientific Authorities. The role of the SRG is to examine scientific questions relating to the application of the Regulations and it has specific tasks relating to Articles 4.1.a, 4.2.a and 4.6 of the Regulation. READ MORE
At the occasion of its 125th anniversary Diana Airguns of Germany have produced a lavishly engraved model, called “THE ONE AND ONLY“, which was auctioned off, and found a fan and collector at 10,000 Euro. READ MORE
Rhino poaching is a serious contemporary global concern. Significant recent growth in demand for rhino horn in Asian consumer markets has driven black market prices to extraordinary levels, undermining attempts to conserve wild rhinos and enforce a worldwide trade ban. READ MORE
Two more lions – both of them “named and famed” – have been killed in Kenya in the waning days of March, although hunting is prohibited since 1977. READ MORE
It is the opinion of the African Lion Working Group (ALWG) that captive-bred lion hunting, which is defined by ALWG as the sport hunting of lions that are captive bred and reared expressly for sport hunting and/ or sport hunting of lions that occur in fencedREAD MORE
THE CUSTOMER ISN’T ALWAYS RIGHT—CONSERVATION AND ANIMAL WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF
THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR WILDLIFE TOURISM
Tom P. Moorhouse, Cecilia A. L. Dahlsjö, Sandra E. Baker, Neil C. D’Cruze, David W. Macdonald.
2015 PLoS ONE 10(10): e0138939. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138939.
Tourism accounts for 9% of global GDP and comprises 1.1 billion tourist arrivals per annum. READ MORE
