Category Archives: Rhino

Conservation is never a black & white issue

Conservation is never a black & white issue Conservation is rarely a black or white issue; not only from a racial perspective but from ethical and economic viewpoints as well. Conservation has one ultimate goal but people justify their involvement in conservation in many different ways. You get people that conserve wildlife solely for itsContinue reading “Conservation is never a black & white issue”

Banking on sustainability

Banking on sustainability Sustainable development is a term that is not easy to define or interpret. For this reason sustainability is also a vague concept. At one extreme you have weak sustainability which allows for a trade-off between the environment and economic growth. At the other extreme there is strong sustainability which advocates for naturalContinue reading “Banking on sustainability”

NC Zoo to burn nearly $1M worth of ivory, horns to raise awareness of plight of elephants, rhinos

NC Zoo to burn nearly $1M worth of ivory, horns to raise awareness of plight of elephants, rhinos On World Elephant Day the North Carolina Zoo plans to burn their rhino horn & elephant tusk stockpiles valued at about 1 million US dollars as their way of taking a stand against rhino and elephant poaching.

Civilization not so civilized

Civilization not so civilized The weeks spent working on conservation at ground level flew by like hours. The time to leave the veldt and head back to the big bad city had come. A few minutes following my return to civilization I noticed my breathing patterns were slightly different and a throbbing headache was startingContinue reading “Civilization not so civilized”

Letter to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

Letter to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Young African Leaders Initiative U.S. – Africa Leaders Summit 2014Africanleaderssummitpolicyoffice@state.gov 04 August 2014 I am writing as a concerned member of the South African youth, an environmental management graduate & one of Africa’s future leaders in the field of conservation. Firstly I would like to commend the U.S. governmentContinue reading “Letter to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit”

Survivors

Survivors “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong in the broken places.” -Ernest Hemmingway I’m familiar with the concept of trauma. In fact, I know it intimately – I have had more than my fair share. But trauma is not a problem unique to my experience. In some cases, people are traumatized soContinue reading “Survivors”