by Adam Cruise | Apr 6, 2026 | News
By Bernama – New Straits Times DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania has ruled out elephant culling as a strategy to curb rising human-wildlife conflict, opting instead to scale up rapid-response measures to protect communities from destructive raids, Prime Minister Mwigulu...
by Adam Cruise | Apr 1, 2026 | Commentary
By Bool Smuts – Daily Maverick Use of biodiversity does involve trade-offs. But complexity does not justify analytical shortcuts. Trade-offs do not justify false equivalence. And regulatory structure and adaptive management without transparent rules does not...
by Adam Cruise | Apr 1, 2026 | Commentary
By Adam Cruise – Daily Maverick Scientists have a vital role to play. But they cannot arbitrate values, nor legitimise them by implication. When they attempt to do so, they risk overstepping their authority and end up narrowing, rather than enriching, the...
by Adam Cruise | Apr 1, 2026 | News
By Tony Carnie – Daily Maverick South Africans are playing a pioneering role in harnessing drones, artificial intelligence and other digital tech tools to reshape wildlife conservation management — and to reduce conflict between people and wildlife. Whether...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 23, 2026 | Studies
By Dominique Gonçalves, Robert J. Smith, Helen M. K. O’Neill – The Society for Conservation Biology Abstract Human–wildlife conflict is a major conservation issue, particularly in lower income countries, where it affects marginalized people and leads to...
