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By Dr Dan Stiles In Volume 30 of PATROL, we featured a video interview with Dr. Dan Stiles about the issue of wildlife trafficking through social media. He wrote this piece to expand on the video's content. On an overcast day in the tropical forest of the eastern

YouTube has put an 18+ age restriction on this video as they consider the imagery contained within too gruesome. Poaching is horrific, but the truth must be told to get on top of the crisis. Dr Dave Cooper retired as Chief Veterinarian at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa, in August

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