October 3, 2020 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, October 2020-Volume 2-4, Rural Communities & Livelihoods By Gail C. Thomson

The Great Elephant Balancing Act

By Gail C. Thomson

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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

October 2, 2020 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, October 2020-Volume 2-4, Rural Communities & Livelihoods, Sustainable Use By Kurt Alt, Conservation Director, International Sheep & Goat Programs

A Central Asia Conservation Initiative from the Wild Sheep Foundation

By Kurt Alt, Conservation Director, International Sheep & Goat Programs

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Now a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Wild Sheep Foundation is expanding its efforts, expertise and programs in the world’s largest and most diverse Caprinae habitat—the remote republics of Central Asia. READ MORE

October 2, 2020 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, October 2020-Volume 2-4 By Dr. Hamish Currie (Africa Geographic)

Conservation Challenges for the Roan Antelope

By Dr. Hamish Currie (Africa Geographic)

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The roan, Africa’s second-largest antelope, is patchily distributed—the northern cluster stretches from Guinea in West Africa to South Sudan into Ethiopia; the southern cluster occurs in South-Central Africa. Sub-populations face conservation, natural and anthropogenic threats ranging from climate change, predation, genetic contamination, tick-borne and other diseases, and habitat loss due to short-sighted management decisions.READ MORE

October 2, 2020 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, October 2020-Volume 2-4, Rural Communities & Livelihoods By Scott Waller

October Update: Amur Tiger Prey Study

By Scott Waller

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In July, Conservation Frontlines introduced its first Select Study: research in support of predators, prey and rural communities in Russia’s vast and remote Far East. Only some 500 Amur (Siberian) tiger survive there, and they depend on wild boar and red deer. These two species are also vital for the food security and culture of the human community in the region. READ MORE