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The Operators and Professional Hunting Associations of Africa (OPHAA)

The Operators and Professional Hunting Associations of Africa (OPHAA)

The Operators and Professional Hunting Associations of Africa (OPHAA) is a non-profit umbrella organization founded on associate rather than individual membership, a fundamental difference from the International Professional Hunters Association and the African Professional Hunters Association. There are nine participating countries; Botswana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,

Enforcement and Engagement: Robin Hurt Safaris

Enforcement and Engagement: Robin Hurt Safaris

By Hank's Voice Robin Hurt Safaris (RHS) has been operating in Tanzania since 1993. From the start, the company understood that while protection was necessary for wildlife to survive in a rapidly changing Africa, human communities had to benefit meaningfully from the resource. According to UN figures, around

The Save Valley Conservancy Anti-poaching Operations

The Save Valley Conservancy Anti-poaching Operations

The Save Valley Conservancy rose from the ashes of a terrible drought in the early 1990s. Wildlife replaced cattle but with the changeover came the inevitable problem of poaching. Each conservancy member is responsible for their anti-poaching program, but plans exist to create a unified force.

The Importance of Poaching Awareness

The Importance of Poaching Awareness

Director of Guides Against Poaching (GAP) John Laing and professional hunter Guy Venter discuss the importance of getting all the different wildlife sector players to contribute to anti-poaching activities and make the public aware of the problem.

PATROL - VOLUME 3

PATROL - VOLUME 3

Editorial A professional hunter friend worked in northern Mozambique a few years ago, and like most PHs, he was passionate about anti-poaching work. On one anti-poaching patrol in the hunting concession, he and his team discovered a poachers’ camp in which they found the dried meat from 15 eland and

Anti-poaching in the Moyowosi Game Reserve, Tanzania

Anti-poaching in the Moyowosi Game Reserve, Tanzania

Adam Clements Safaris operates in the Moyowosi Game Reserve in western Tanzania. The company has spent much time and money on anti-poaching operations in the area. In this short documentary Tristan Peacock, head of anti-poaching, discusses the trials and tribulations of fighting poaching in the Moyowosi and looks to the

Dispatches from the Frontline

Dispatches from the Frontline

0:00/1× De-horning rhino operation in Namibia to thwart poaching.