By Colin Beale Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of York and Severin Hauenstein PhD Candidate in Ecology and Conservation, Freiburg University - The Conversation African elephants are threatened with extinction. With numbers shrinking by a third in just...

By Ross Harvey – Independent Economist; PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town Botswana president, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, recently hosted a summit in Kasane for five southern African heads of state to forge a common regional elephant conservation policy. Since Masisi...

By Ross Harvey - Independent Economist; PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town (The Conversation) Botswana has reinstated trophy hunting after a 5-year moratorium on the practice. In the wake of evidently declining wildlife numbers, former...

By Dr. Louise de Waal – Conservation Action Trust The Botswanan government announced yesterday that it was “lifting the hunting suspension in an orderly and ethical manner” – a decision that seemed inevitable, but nevertheless is an enormous blow for Botswana’s...

By Adam Cruise – PhD candidate: Stellenbosch University, South Africa Any wild animal, but elephants in particular, who are removed from their expansive natural environment and placed into a sub-optimal area are done a great injustice. A real example of such...

By Muchazondida Mkono Research Fellow (Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow), Business School, The University of Queensland - The Conversation For decades, the public has been fed the myth that trophy hunting is absolutely necessary for sustainable...

By Nomusa Dube Dear Honourable President, In the first instance, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your hard work. I see you each day doing all that you can to portray Zimbabwe in a positive light. I take every opportunity to tell the World about...