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Not every anti-poaching unit has the resources to fully equip their team to the required level, but they do the necessary work anyway with what they have. The hunting outfitter Safaria has a concession in the central part of Cameroon. Jonathan Feroul is the professional hunter in this concession, and

The Poaching Diaries Volume One, Crime Scripting for Wilderness Problems: edited by A.M. Lemieux, is an initiative sponsored by the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing and the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement. It is an edited collection of contributions on wildlife crime prevention and wilderness

By Doug Wise It is difficult to arrive at a mean financial figure that would be necessary adequately to protect areas that are designated as protected. Costs will be related to the potential economic value of the products being protected. Thus, where rhinoceros are present, costs will be maximal. This

By Dr Salomon Joubert This article, which has been divided into two sections, was written by Dr Salomon Joubert in 2017. Change of heart and direction During the Big Elephant Debate held in the Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp in about 2003, the KNP team, with the full support of the then

When Mark Haldane of Zambezi Delta Safaris (ZDS) took over Coutada 11's hunting lease in 1992, the area was almost devoid of human and animal life. With much grit and determination, ZDS began rehabilitating the hunting area. Mark realized that a full-time anti-poaching unit would have to be

The illegal online wildlife trade, primarily through social media, of both live exotic pets and products such as ivory, rhino horn, tiger bones and pangolin scales is expanding. Wildlife consultant Dr Dan Stiles, while researching the illegal trade in great apes, found that millions of dollars worth of illegal wildlife