PRIVATE GAME WILDLIFE RANCHING

“Absolutely everything in our lives – except for the energy from the sun – comes from our planet. Our planet provides all of the resources we need for our economies, our communities, our homes and our livelihoods. Indeed, our very existence as a spec

Executive editor: Dr Peter Oberem Publishing editor: Erika Alberts Pat Botha Quintus Strauss Meldt van der Spuy Aletta Pretorius-Thiart Regardt Ferreira Martin Botha Ronelle Oosthuizen Carmen le Roux Dr Peter Oberem Dr Francis Vorhies Clive Walker S

The UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development1 identifies five core themes: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership. It is not only interesting, but most useful to look at how our governments globally have addressed these five themes and

Dr Francis Vorhies is a conservation economist and Director of the African Wildlife Economy Institute at Stellenbosch University (AWEI). He is also the Academic Director of the School of Wildlife Conservation at the African Leadership University and

Founder: Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) Co-founder: Lapalala Wilderness Reserve Founder: Lapalala Wilderness School Author and co-author: wildlife and conservation books Artist In 1973 I was invited to exhibit my animal art at a hunter's conve

Sungeni Ruth Karonga is an environmental scientist who is passionate about community development, youth empowerment and environmental research. She was born and grew up in the Warm Heart of Africa, Malawi. She cannot pinpoint exactly which experience

Windhoek, 28 June 2021: As the UK parliament consider bans on hunting trophy imports, community leaders representing millions of rural Africans have launched an official complaint against one of the key players in the campaigns against trophy hunting

My father's career in conservation started when he was a schoolboy in Natal (KwaZulu-Natal today). During 1948 there was a polio epidemic, causing his school to close. He and his brother, Barrie, were sent off to a local dairy farm for two glorious m

PLCnetwork of the Southern Hemisphere is collaborating with Tongole Wilderness Lodge, Malawi, and the Tongole Foundation for the storytelling and publication of local conservation fables. Human behaviour is closely related to conservation fables. The

Issues like pollution, climate change and extinction of species are becoming a major concern. Our economy, community and livelihoods depend on how we treat our rivers, mountains, forests and wetlands. By combining Conservation Ecology and Entomology,

The previous parts of this series (Private Game Issue 1-3) gave a brief outline of the processes and sequence of prehistoric and historic change affecting evolution, biodiversity, geographic speciation (phylogeography), co-existence and genetic integ

Studied at Pretoria University, 3 years fieldwork studies in the Kruger Park, 12 years ecosystem analysis of Eastern Cape valley bushveld, 25 years expertise in southern African game ecology & management and 17 years of part-time academic lecturing –

In her 11 May 2021 speech that included a proposed bill to ban international hunting trophy imports, Queen Elizabeth II gave the first strongest hint that the British government and animal rights groups are worlds apart from the international hunting

Hunting/ harvesting, abattoir grading, category animals, veterinary services, abattoir registration 1. Hunting – a process to hunt for trophy or biltong, usually on a smaller scale 2. Harvesting – a process to cull a large number of animals to cont

Authors: Paul Jepson and Cain Blythe Publisher: Icon books Language: English Pages: 164 Format: Paperback Scan the QR code or visit www.amazon.com/Rewilding-radical-science-ecological-recovery/dp/178578627X to purchase a copy of Rewilding or acc

Authors: Clarke Scholtz, Jenny Scholtz and Hennie de Klerk (2021) Publisher: Penguin Random House/Struik Nature Language: English Pages: 224 Format: Hardback Recommended price: R590 ePub: R399 All the little animals of the world make up the war