Combatting Elephant Poaching: An Overview On safari in South Africa, I was able to witness firsthand several elephants in their natural habitat playing by a watering hole. Sitting there, I was overwhelmed by their presence; they had a certain air about them, an overpowering calmness that radiated towards our Jeep. I watched as one ofContinue reading “Combatting Elephant Poaching: An Overview”
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The Demand for Rhino Horn Needs to be Satiated
The Demand for Rhino Horn Needs to be Satiated Gold. Diamonds. Rhino horn. What do these three things have in common? They are all extremely sought after luxury goods. Rhino horn is currently one of the most expensive luxury goods in the world, selling for about $60,000 per kilogram. Each rhino horn itself is approximatelyContinue reading “The Demand for Rhino Horn Needs to be Satiated”
Cruelty as ‘Sport’: An Overview of Canned Lion Hunting
Cruelty as ‘Sport’: An Overview of Canned Lion Hunting On my first game drive in South Africa, I heard a gunshot in the distance. We were driving along a protected reserve, quietly observing the fauna and flora around us with our digital cameras. The shot was an abrupt reminder that not all areas of AfricaContinue reading “Cruelty as ‘Sport’: An Overview of Canned Lion Hunting”
Rhino conservation requires a multi-disciplinary and co-operative approach
Rhino conservation requires a multi-disciplinary and co-operative approach By Fortunate M. Phaka parallax WcMgcq
The Black Mambas: Women saving the rhinos
The Black Mambas: Women saving the rhinos
Keeping up with our former interns: Lianna Nixon
Keeping up with our former interns: Lianna Nixon parallax WcMgcq After completing her Youth 4 African Wildlife Internship in 2014, Lianna Nixon returned back to Boulder, Colorado to continue her studies at University of Colorado’s Classics department. Since then, Lianna has been greatly involved with educating her community on wildlife issues that vary on anContinue reading “Keeping up with our former interns: Lianna Nixon”
Africa’s poaching crisis: The Game Changers
Africa’s poaching crisis: The Game Changers Interview with Jamie Joseph, founder of savingthewild.com – empowering Global Citizens to be a force for good.
A Music video Tribute
A Music video Tribute
Keeping up with our former interns: Sarah Doody
Keeping up with our former interns: Sarah Doody parallax WcMgcq After completing her Youth 4 African Wildlife internship, Sarah returned to her film and theatre studies at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Since her internship she has gained the confidence to truly see a project through; from start to finish, and from the roughContinue reading “Keeping up with our former interns: Sarah Doody”
Where will the Giants Roam?
Where will the Giants Roam? parallax WcMgcq EXPLICIT WARNING This video should not be viewed by small children. It MUST be viewed by animal lovers, poachers, wildlife traffickers and consumers of elephant tusks or rhino horn. An elephant is killed for its ivory every 15 minutes. There are less than 450,000 left in Africa. A rhino is killed for its horn every 8Continue reading “Where will the Giants Roam?”