By Dr Daniel Stiles Key Takeaways: * An invasive big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala) is displacing the native acacia ant that defends whistling-thorn trees against elephants at Ol Pejeta. * Big-headed ants don't bite elephants. In invaded areas, elephants break trees at five to seven times the rate of uninvaded areas.
The Malagarasi River cuts through one of Tanzania's lesser-known safari concessions, the Uvinza Open Area. This film documents the hard work that has gone into rehabilitating it. Most of the area is floodplain. Seasonal water dictates wildlife movement, where poachers operate, and where patrols can reach. When the
By Marco Pani Key Takeaways: * Hunting concessions across seven SADC countries cover roughly 1.16 million sq km of habitat. That's nearly double the 618,000 sq km of protected land in national parks in those same countries. * Most of Africa's elephants and lions live outside
In this episode of Patrol, the anti-poaching team in the Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve, Uganda, clears a freshly set snare line in the thickets scattered across the savannah. Lake Albert Safaris director Aston Sparks explains how rangers read a poacher's signature. The materials, the spacing, and the way the
By Prof Brian Child Exchange and specialization as the basis of wealth Published in 1776, Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations. He showed that wealth is created by converting raw materials, often drawn from the environment, into goods people want. The secret to wealth creation was the productivity of
By Mathen “Rajeev” Mathew The Wildlife Economy Forum has been hosting regular webinars for several years, creating a vital platform for free and open dialogue on the complex challenges of wildlife management, sustainable resource use, and people-centric conservation. These monthly sessions bring together scientists, policymakers, community leaders, and practitioners to
How do you bring a wilderness back from the brink? In the Matobo Hills of Zimbabwe, the Johnson brothers and the local community are proving that passion and partnership are more powerful than a million-dollar budget. From intensive anti-poaching to the installation of vital water points, see how wildlife is
This video offers a behind-the-scenes look at a central Operations Room (Ops Room) in LUWIRE, Mozambique, dedicated to biodiversity monitoring and anti-poaching efforts. It explores how modern technology is integrated with ground-level enforcement to protect wildlife and manage ranger patrols with precision.
By Dr Daniel Stiles A recent study from Oxford University has revealed a severe loss of ‘wildlife power’ across Africa — the ecological energy that drives essential ecosystem functions such as nutrient cycling, pollination, and seed dispersal. This study provides hard data to support the UK’s Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem
By Zig Mackintosh Today’s anti-poaching strategies have changed from those of 10 or even 5 years ago. While rangers, trackers, and patrols are still front and center, security systems have evolved over the last decade as technology has become a crucial component. Now, command centers pull live feeds from
Bruce Martin and Aston Sparks from Lake Albert Safaris explain how cellphones have changed anti-poaching work in Uganda's Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve, and not just for the rangers. Rangers photograph snares, log positions, and stay in touch across the remote wilderness areas. Poachers track ranger movements and shift bushmeat
Eugene Troskie has been pulling snares out of the bush around the Kruger National Park for years. This patrol with the Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation (PNHF) shows what that work looks like. The footage follows Troskie and his team across difficult terrain on the Kruger boundary, locating and removing illegal