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VOLUME 39

Controlling Wildlife Numbers (5-minute Video)

Controlling Wildlife Numbers (5-minute Video)

The early managers of Zululand’s wilderness areas discovered that managing wildlife populations in finite regions is complex, especially with growing impoverished, rural communities as neighbors. They had to be innovative in their approach to the issues, so the concept of adaptive management was born. Adaptive management simply means controlling

Has IFAW Hijacked The South African National Parks Management Policies?

Has IFAW Hijacked The South African National Parks Management Policies?

By Dr Salomon Joubert (This is an excerpt from a longer article, Kruger National Park Elephant Population: Current Situation and Management Considerations.) International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): in a booklet, Elephants, Facts and Fables, by Prof Rudi van Aarde, it is stated that: “IFAW has partnered with the Conservation

Bringing Back Apex Predators (5-minute Video)

Bringing Back Apex Predators (5-minute Video)

The recovery of wildlife in Coutada 11 in the Zambezi Delta in Mozambique has been remarkable. The area forms part of the Marromeu National Complex, and for the past 20 years, wildlife censuses have been undertaken across the region. Mark Haldane from Zambeze Delta Safaris (ZDS) has been a driving

The Tragedy of the Commons

The Tragedy of the Commons

By Zig Mackintosh Although there is debate around the validity of the term, the “tragedy of the commons” is a metaphor widely used in environmental science, economics, and policy to describe a state where individuals acting independently and rationally according to their self-interests deplete a shared resource, at odds with