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VOLUME 35

People Versus Wildlife: The Kariba Dam Saga

People Versus Wildlife: The Kariba Dam Saga

By Zig Mackintosh Progress is perhaps inevitable, but must it come at any cost? Can a nation of people be expected to embrace wildlife conservation after forced eviction from ancestral lands, where the outside world places a higher value on the life of a wild animal than their own? The

Three Pillars of Conservation Support (4-minute Video)

Three Pillars of Conservation Support (4-minute Video)

Mozambique has a vast network of protected areas, about 25% of the territory. That responsibility comes with many challenges. The Mozambique Wildlife Alliance (MWA) is a local Mozambican nonprofit organization that was conceptualized, created and then developed to address specific conservation issues in Mozambique. The idea was to create a

CITES and Political Will

CITES and Political Will

By David Cook Since the ban on trade was imposed in respect of both elephant ivory ( barring a few one-off badly managed ivory auctions sanctioned by CITES ) and rhino horn, both species have been in steady decline primarily as a result of poaching but also suitably aggravated by human/wildlife

They’re Coming for Your Crops! (3-minute Video)

They’re Coming for Your Crops! (3-minute Video)

27,500 elephants, or 5% of Africa’s total, live in Botswana's farming areas. This is more than Namibia and Zambia’s total population. In Ngamiland, in the North-West district alone, there are around 160,000 people, an estimated 238,000 cattle, and about 9,000 agricultural fields.