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Anthropocentric framing of wildlife use in SA is neither scientifically grounded nor ethically neutral

Anthropocentric framing of wildlife use in SA is neither scientifically grounded nor ethically neutral

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...
Gabon: Forest Elephants are Now Critically Endangered – Here’s How to Count Them

Gabon: Forest Elephants are Now Critically Endangered – Here’s How to Count Them

by Adam Cruise | Apr 17, 2021 | News

By Wildlife Conservation Society, News Wise Study compared different methodologies using dung, DNA analysis, and camera traps LIBREVILLE, Gabon – A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and working closely with experts from the Agence...
Stop farming your ego and filling your pockets or there’ll be no end to pandemics

Stop farming your ego and filling your pockets or there’ll be no end to pandemics

by Adam Cruise | Mar 30, 2021 | News

By John Harvey – Sunday Times Book Review: It’s Not About The Bats by Adam Cruise In early February, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts on a fact-finding mission to Wuhan in China announced it was “highly unlikely” the novel coronavirus had originated...
Coronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of Wildlife conservation gains, harming interconnected communities and livelihoods

Coronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of Wildlife conservation gains, harming interconnected communities and livelihoods

by Adam Cruise | Mar 21, 2021 | Commentary

By Edwin Tambara For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a delicate balancing act of survival for both humans and endangered species. African officials and...

Zimbabwe: Zimparks Officials Ditch Conservation for Gold Digging

by Adam Cruise | Mar 15, 2021 | Commentary

By Stephen Tsoroti – New Zimbabwe The rickety yellow Toyota van screeched to a stop. The driver, Collen Sibanda, a dread-locked, soft spoken man in his mid-thirties, announced, “Gentleman and Lady, this is it. My vehicle cannot go beyond the river.”...
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