By Peter Mullineux
January 1, 2020 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, January 2020 - Volume II-1, News from the Regions, Op-Eds By Dr. John Hanks

Changes to the South African Animal Improvement Act—a Comment

By Dr. John Hanks

READ TIME 6 MINS

The amendment to South Africa’s Table 7 of the Animal Improvement Act 62 of 1998 places 33 wild species under the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. This presents serious risks for conservation and questionable opportunities for a few.READ MORE

October 1, 2019 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, Editorial, October 2019 - Volume I-4, Rural Communities & Hunting By Gerhard R. Damm

Protectionist NGOs Obstruct Real Conservation–And the Dunning-Kruger Effect keeps them in power

By Gerhard R. Damm

READ TIME 9 MINS

Through social media, protectionist NGOs are flourishing. Anti-hunting groups broadly refuse—or refute—scientific research and often ignore socio-economic factors while collecting millions in donations and saddling range states and rural communities with high conservation costs. It doesn’t have to be this way.READ MORE

October 1, 2019 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, October 2019 - Volume I-4, Rural Communities & Hunting By By Amy Dickman, Rosie Cooney, Paul J. Johnson, Maxi Pia Louis, Dilys Roe and 128 signatories

Trophy Hunting Bans Imperil Biodiversity

By By Amy Dickman, Rosie Cooney, Paul J. Johnson, Maxi Pia Louis, Dilys Roe and 128 signatories

READ TIME 4 MINS

International scientists—many of them non-hunters—argue there is compelling evidence that ending trophy hunting risks land conversion and biodiversity loss. Trophy hunting can provide income for marginalized and impoverished rural communities. Effective hunting reforms should be prioritized over bans.READ MORE

October 1, 2019 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, Editorial, News from the Regions, October 2019 - Volume I-4 By Silvio Calabi

Hunting & Social Media: Namibia Has a Position on That–Today’s hunters must take the Worldwide Web into account

By Silvio Calabi

READ TIME 4 MINS

Social media posts of happy hunters with dead animals often dismay anti-hunters and non-hunters alike, with predictable negative consequences. Namibia’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment, which regulates that country’s safari trade, has said it wants to ban such posts outright. NAPHA, Namibia’s professional hunting body, has countered with a social-media code of conduct. All hunters everywhere should think long and hard before publicizing trophy photos.READ MORE

October 1, 2019 In Conservation & Wildlife Management, October 2019 - Volume I-4, Op-Eds, Rural Communities & Hunting By Joe Pinson

The Dilemmas of Wildlife Management–Human stewardship is a matter of perspective as well as needs

By Joe Pinson

READ TIME 14 MINS

Over-population of certain wildlife species threatens habitat conservation and the survival of other species. How to deal with this issue is often a matter of value judgement and perspectives; science-based wildlife management offers solutions.READ MORE