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A holistic approach to conservation finds people have a place in the natural world and a responsibility to maintain it.
Once hunted into corners of North America, black bears have expanded across the continent since the early 1900s. But bears that end up living near people aren’t seeking close encounters.
In light of Botswana’s decision to allow trophy hunting again, new evidence suggests elephant poaching has been on the rise.
Trophy hunting is not the solution to Africa’s wildlife conservation challenges. There are other ways.
A series of new studies sheds light on the population crash and extinction of the giant birds, lemurs and more that roamed the island until around A.D. 700-1000.
Amid a growing human population, African elephants are confined to an increasingly managed existence. Do we want more for one of the world’s most loved species?
We should welcome a native predators’ return across the British Isles, while at the same time being honest about the implications.
One gram of songbird meat is estimated to sell for the equivalent of one gram of marijuana.
The first systematic study of the ballistics and accuracy of prehistoric spears suggests Neanderthals could kill at a distance.
Wild boars are being scapegoated for an epidemic of African swine flu that threatens the pork industry.
Few people could argue that hunting wildlife for trophies is moral, but conservationists have bigger fish to fry to reverse biodiversity loss
Much of the money for wildlife conservation in the United States comes from taxes and fees paid by sportsmen. But as fewer Americans take up hunting, wildlife managers need other funding sources.
The economic, social and conservation reasons why hunting remains relevant in southern Africa.
Understanding stories – those of the murderous as well as of the compassionate – is vital to generating the critical mass necessary to save natural environments and their multiple denizens.
Ever wonder where the words ‘sport’, ‘umpire’ and ‘drubbing’ come from? Here’s a short primer of sporting lingo ahead of the AFL and NRL Grand Finals.
The return of white sharks to Cape Cod, Massachusetts was a tourism success story – until a shark killed a swimmer. Can the Cape’s residents and visitors learn to share the ocean with these apex predators?
Neanderthals used spears as hunting weapons by throwing or thrusting, according to a new study.
Historical gold mining at the Giant Mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T. released toxic arsenic into the environment. Snowshoe hares are showing signs of poisoning.
The number of Cape Rockjumpers’ are declining and the reason might be the weather.
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Environmental Social Scientist, Newcastle University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor in Tourism, North-West University
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Honorary Research Fellow, UCL
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Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
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Professor of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and Director, Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence, Colorado State University
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Oppenheimer-Jamma Research Chair in African Wildlife Economies, Stellenbosch University
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Emeritus Research Professor of African Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Biology and Faculty Co-Director of Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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Emeritus Professor, Environmental Science, James Cook University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Tasmania
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Associate professor, UNSW
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Research Associate, Department of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand; Chief Research Officer, Good Governance Africa; Managing Director, Harvey Economics Pty Ltd.
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PHD Graduate, School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University, Deakin University