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VOLUME 33

How Many Elephants Are There in Botswana? (4-minute Video)

How Many Elephants Are There in Botswana? (4-minute Video)

Erik Verreynne, based in Botswana, is a wildlife and livestock veterinarian with a master’s in wildlife management. He believes that wildlife management must include the coexistence between people and wildlife, and in Botswana, human-elephant conflict is a thorny issue. Does Botswana have too many elephants? To answer the question,

Free-market Environmentalism: The USA Versus Africa

Free-market Environmentalism: The USA Versus Africa

By Zig Mackintosh The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), based in Bozeman, Montana, USA, is a conservation and research institute dedicated to free-market environmentalism. PERC is committed to working with conservationists, policymakers, scholars, and journalists to understand the root of environmental conflict and move toward innovative solutions. Their particular

Is Poaching Ever Sustainable? (8-minute Video)

Is Poaching Ever Sustainable? (8-minute Video)

Zambia's Lunga Busanga Game Management Area (GMA) borders the Kafue National Park to the north. Fico Vidale Safaris is the concession holder of the area. Poaching is a problem across Africa, and in this area, meat poaching, both commercial and subsistence, is the biggest concern. As human populations

Eating Til it’s All Gone???

Eating Til it’s All Gone???

By Hank’s Voice Some critics of hunting assert that it should only be done for meat and that only indigenous peoples should be hunting, as they are true conservationists. But a 2016 paper by Ripple et al. published in the journal Royal Society Open Science presents concerns strongly suggesting