Scapegoating Lead-Based Ammunition: Why Bullets Aren’t the Smoking Gun in Vulture Declines

Efforts to ban lead-based ammunition are being framed as essential to vulture conservation. But the real threat isn’t bullets—it’s poisoning, habitat loss, and misinformation that distracts from science and shifts focus away from effective, African-led solutions.

Conservation

John Hume’s rhinos were cheap, but keeping and rewilding them comes at a steep price

The conservation-focused NGO African Parks bought megafauna tycoon John Hume’s rhino breeding project for an “undisclosed sum” in 2023,

Conservation

Conservation: Restoring Human Dignity (Rural communities & Dangerous game)

Dr Neil Lubbe (NWU), Dr Sam Ferreira (SANParks), and Dr Donna Cawthorn (UMP) asks: :"do you have skin in the conservation game?"

News

Malaria – Possibly Africa’s most dangerous disease

Mosquito season in southern Africa: tonic water and vitamins won’t protect you but knowing where the hotspots are will.

Hunting

Facts on Trophy Hunting do not cease to exist just because they are ignored

In recent discussions surrounding trophy hunting, various myths have been perpetuated, often leading to misconceptions about its impact on wildlife conservation, local communities, and ethics.

Legal

CIC Legal Analysis: Trophy import bans violate European law

A legal analysis commissioned by the CIC in Germany reveals that national trophy import bans in EU countries like Belgium, Finland, France, and the Netherlands are in violation of EU law.

Conservation

Hunting is Conservation: Rock versus Diamonds

Richard York of WRSA on conservation value hunting

Hunting

Debunking myths about hunting: Separating fact from fiction

Debunking Myths About Hunting: Separating Fact from Fiction

Conservation

Trophy hunting undermines conservation? Wrong

rophy hunting is not threatening a single species with extinction. It is actively contributing to the conservation of many endangered species around the world,