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Deciding where to allocate the funds in an anti-poaching budget is always tricky. Every part of the operation requires money and prioritizing is essential. Transportation is key, and motorbikes are a central part of any operation, but several alternatives exist. Mark Haldane from Zambeze Delta Safaris and his anti-poaching manager,

The State of the African Wildlife Report notes that Africa's forests cover 6.12 million km2 or 28% of its total land area.  Of these, tropical forests cover 3.6 million km2 or 18 % of the global total area of forests. Africa also has the second-largest tropical forest

The Moyowosi Game Controlled Area was declared a game reserve in 1981 and covers an area of some 11,430 km2. It was named after the river that flows through the Reserve. The name originated from “Muyovozi”, which means “a huge river which flows throughout the year and is difficult

By Prof Brian Child English nobility took away land, forest, and game (the King's Game) from the “Robin Hoods”.  And criminalized the lifestyle. This happened again in North America.  Europeans displaced the local systems for governing wildlife (not to mention the people).  They basically broke the store down,

Hunting companies in Zambia acquire leases from the government to hunt in game management areas (GMAs) under different chiefdoms. These areas are managed by the game department but still belong to the chiefs. Professional hunter Fico Vidale currently hunts in the Lunga Busanga Concession in the Northwestern province of Zambia,

The photo tourism sector is often guilty of siding with animal rights activists in condemning hunting tourism to curry favor with prospective clients.  There is also the belief that if safari hunting occurs within a country, prospective tourists will choose an alternative, non-hunting country to visit. The State of the

Poaching is a significant challenge, with the primary issue being the bush meat trade, as Mark Haldane explains. Meat poaching is common, but they rarely encounter elephant poaching. Zambeze Delta Safaris anti-poaching unit has been successful in reducing poaching to a great extent, with the help of helicopters and silent