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Ethiopia currently has five safari hunting outfitters conducting safaris in remote wilderness areas. Jointly, they are responsible for protecting over 2000 sq. km of Mountain Nyala habitat. Instead of using a government-controlled conservation approach, safari outfitters opted for a different management program utilizing community empowerment. Communities that border Forestry Priority

By Dr Salomon Joubert Since the mid-1960s, when elephant censuses were initiated, the recorded calf percentages have remained remarkably stable. The only exceptions were 1967 and 1995, when they were 11.3% and 10.1%, respectively. In both cases, this could most likely be attributed to observer bias as the

Natural ecosystems are very fragile, and it is extremely difficult to restore them once they are lost. Zambia's Lunga Busanga Game Management Area (GMA) borders the Kafue National Park to the north. The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) carries the Trypanosoma parasite, which causes sleeping sickness in humans and