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The Use of Bees in an Informant Network

The Use of Bees in an Informant Network

Informants play an essential part in any anti-poaching initiative. Guides Against Poaching (GAP) are innovative in creating informant networks across Zimbabwe. Honey production provides an income source to rural communities, and a good relationship can be established by providing them with active hives, bee-keeping training, and access to markets. Once

PATROL - VOLUME 10

PATROL - VOLUME 10

Fence Sitting Landscape conservation is more important than the fate of individual species but is the idea of human-wildlife coexistence always possible, and at what cost? READ NOW Meat and Fish Poaching on Lake Kariba (7-minute Video) Professional hunter Pete Fick was a game ranger in Zimbabwe’s Department of

Fence Sitting

Fence Sitting

By Zig Mackintosh Landscape conservation is more important than the fate of individual species but is the idea of human-wildlife coexistence always possible, and at what cost? A 2013 paper by Craig Packer and 57 other authors, "Conserving Large Carnivores: Dollars and Fence" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/

Meat and Fish Poaching on Lake Kariba

Meat and Fish Poaching on Lake Kariba

Professional hunter Pete Fick was a game ranger in Zimbabwe’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife in the 1980s and was stationed on the shores of Lake Kariba in the Chete Safari Concession. Every year, Pete helps the department with meat and fish anti-poaching operations in the region for

Patrolling Smarter, Not Just Harder

Patrolling Smarter, Not Just Harder

By Hank's Voice To maximize patrol effectiveness, understanding how and where poachers work is essential. Systematically collected, large-scale information on that is sparse, especially in East Africa. But, a recent study by Rija and Kideghesho (2020) in the Serengeti ecosystem of northern Tanzania provided some such knowledge. https:

Different Snaring Tactics

Different Snaring Tactics

John Laing from Guides Against Poaching explains how poacher syndicates have their own poaching “concessions”. These syndicates rely on suppliers to provide the material for snares. Every poacher has his method of setting up a snare by which he can claim any animal caught in it as his; a calling

The Gredos Mountain Range and the Spanish Ibex

The Gredos Mountain Range and the Spanish Ibex

The Gredos mountain range, located in central Spain, is a stunning and rugged natural landscape that spans the provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres, and Toledo. The majestic peaks, deep valleys, and rich biodiversity attract nature enthusiasts, hikers, and hunters worldwide. The history of the Spanish ibex, a subspecies of the