Originally published in The Guardian. Photograph: 2630ben/Getty Images/iStockphoto Namibia plans to auction 170 wild elephants because of drought and an increase in numbers bringing them into conflict with people. Increase in conflict between species and drought prompt sale of animals that are at risk of extinction due to poaching Namibia has put 170 “high value”… Continue reading Namibia to auction 170 wild elephants, saying rising numbers threaten people
Foreword For some time CHASA has observed certain events within the legislative houses of the United Kingdom that have been concerning and even alarming regarding the issue of trophy hunting, and the import of hunting trophies. In particular, a debate which occurred in the Commons on 15 May 2019 lead us to write a formal… Continue reading Formal Submission on the DEFRA Consultation on the Controls on the Import & Export of Hunting Trophies
Originally published in Cogent Social Sciences. Abstract: The community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) pro- gramme in Botswana was developed to facilitate a partnership between local communities and government for the conservation of natural resources whilst giving local communities usufruct rights to natural resources. This study sought to establish the impact of the wildlife hunting prohibition… Continue reading The impact of wildlife hunting prohibition on the rural livelihoods of local communities in Ngamiland and Chobe District Areas, Botswana
Abstract: The community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) pro- gramme in Botswana was developed to facilitate a partnership between local communities and government for the conservation of natural resources whilst giving local communities usufruct rights to natural resources. This study sought to establish the impact of the wildlife hunting prohibition on the livelihoods of rural communities.… Continue reading The impact of wildlife hunting prohibition on the rural livelihoods of local communities in Ngamiland and Chobe District Areas, Botswana
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AT UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA MAY 2018 Thank you so much for giving me the privilege of your time. Having taught at the University of California in Los Angeles and at Rutgers University in New Jersey, I know how valuable time is for anyone at a college or university. I am particularly proud that you… Continue reading Remarks on wildlife politics
In November 1990, Lapointe was fired as Secretary-General of CITES. In March 1993, The U.N. Judicial System called this decision “arbitrary and capricious” and demanded that the Secretary-General of the United Nations recognise the high value of Lapointe’s services to CITES. Read the case and decision in full in the following two PDFs:
Originally published in Wildlife. On behalf of the Boni people of Kenya, Daniel Stiles puts forward the case that traditional hunting can go hand in hand with conservation.
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