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A poacher must be tough, resourceful, and intuitive to survive in the harsh African bush. He also must be able to survive on the bare minimum. Professional hunter Guav Johnson from Classic African Hunting and his team caught a poacher in the Matetsi Safari Area in Zimbabwe. The poacher showed

By Dr Salomon Joubert Fire entered the discussion by way of my concern about the lack of vegetation monitoring. Not only elephants have an impact on the vegetation but also veld fires. At this stage it is apparent that nothing is being done to monitor the effects of what may

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