A form of neo-colonialism by US- and UK-based animal protectionists threatens the rural communities and wildlife of Southern Africa.READ MORE
COVID-19 has shown how a global, cooperative scientific investigation can speed effective decision-making and save lives. The same must be done to save species. READ MORE
Fixed and polarized attitudes about African conservation remain a major impediment to robust solution-seeking debate. The disruption caused by the pandemic is our moment to re-frame the narrative.READ MORE
COVID-19 spells disaster for underfunded wildlife and habitat conservation across Africa, write Peter Lindsey and 23 other renowned conservationists and scientists; and they offer solutions. READ MORE
This comparatively small area is home to the enigmatic West and East Caucasian tur, the easternmost subspecies of chamois, the bezoar wild goat and the Asiatic mouflon. However, the region is also a hotbed of political and religious strife. READ MORE
Several high-profile scientific papers recently reignited debates about the significance of species names. Many wildlife scientists feel strongly about how taxonomy applies names and about the importance of such names to conservation. “Best practice” is evolving. READ MORE
Recent research emphasized the importance of males in elephant society, findings that are now being used to batter countries in Southern Africa into changing their elephant management policies. This article reviews the scientific evidence and calls for a balanced approach that considers both humans and elephants.READ MORE
The ability of African nations to conserve ecosystems and reduce exposure to zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19 would have been undermined by a bill that proposed to ban Californians from possessing hunting trophies.READ MORE
The historic, and bipartisan, GAOA is the most significant legislation to benefit America’s outdoors recreationists in a lifetime.READ MORE