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October 3, 2020 In Editorial, Featured, October 2020-Volume 2-4 By Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo

The Achilles Heel of Conservation – There is a ceiling in conservation science, particularly in Africa.

By Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo

READ TIME 8 MINS

Conservation is a global challenge and battle. Movements against climate change, plastic pollution and deforestation are on the rise. So too are ground-breaking research and futuristic interventions. And yet the natural world is still burning. Nowhere is this more evident than in Africa, and this is why.READ MORE

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 3, 2020 In October 2020-Volume 2-4, Rural Communities & Livelihoods By Robert K. Hitchcock

The San of Southern Africa – Among the Bushmen, nature is appreciated, respected, honored and revered.

By Robert K. Hitchcock

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Long considered “model” hunting and gathering people by anthropologists, the San, or Bushmen, of Southern Africa have begun to assert their human rights in seeking to direct their own social and economic circumstances and in conserving their environments.READ MORE

October 3, 2020 In Editorial, October 2020-Volume 2-4 By Hugh Webster

Trophy Hunting – A Complex Picture

By Hugh Webster

READ TIME 15 MINS

Trophy hunting has become a divisive topic, but calls for an outright ban risk undermining the substantial contributions that well-managed hunting can make to conservation. So-called “smart bans”—which selectively target operators or even countries that fail to ensure hunting delivers meaningful conservation outcomes and benefits to rural communities—could help clean up an industry plagued by corruption and bad practices.READ MORE