July 9, 2012
By Willem Wolfberry Look for Hoodia gordonii on the Internet and you’re likely to find a wealth of information detailing the appetite suppressant qualities of a […]
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July 9, 2012
By Simson Uri-Khob and Mike Hearn The conflict between local communities and wildlife is a major global conservation issue, especially conflicts with large animals that entail […]
July 9, 2012
By Ginger Mauney Whether facing a charging rhino, trekking with camels over rugged terrain or refusing to flinch when a foreign cameraman has moved in too […]
July 9, 2012
By Sven-Eric Kanzler The so-called wild horses of the Namib that live in the area around Garub, 20 km west of Aus, have a tough life. […]
July 9, 2012
By Conrad Brain The words ‘conservancy’ and ‘wildlife’ seem to have become almost synonymous. After all, conservancies grew from the recognition that wildlife and other natural […]
July 9, 2012
By Holly Ganz and Wendy Turner Blood drips from the nostrils, mouth and rear end of a dead Burchell’s zebra lying on the ground near the […]
July 9, 2012
By Dr Margaret Jacobsohn Anton Esterhuizen, head of the natural resource management support unit for 28 Kunene conservancies of the IRDNC (Integrated Rural Development and Nature […]
July 9, 2012
By Guy Cowlishaw and Elise Huchard, Tsaobis Baboon Project As the sun rises over the desert and the cold rocks begin to warm after a chilly […]
July 9, 2012
By Mary Seely, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia When people first hear the word ‘conservation’ they think of wildlife, desert elephants or perhaps our exotic landscapes. […]
July 9, 2012
By Neville Sweijd, Benguela Environment Fisheries Interaction Training Programme (BENEFIT) I’m going to predict that historians will note that Hurricane Katrina in July 2005 was a turning […]
July 9, 2012
By Rudi van Aarde, Sam Ferreira and Theo Wassenaar Conservation Ecology Research Unit, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria Extreme opinions can sometimes mask […]
July 9, 2012
The Etosha we witness today is not remotely like the wilderness of 1851; it is not even akin to the starting date of 1907 we celebrate. The human footprint, heavily weighted by technology, has changed the face of ‘the great white place’ beyond anything that the stern, uniformed Governor of German South West Africa could imagine when he penned the proclamation of Game Reserve No 2 on 22 March 1907.
July 9, 2012
By Shirley Bethune and Kevin Roberts, Wetlands Working Group The Etosha National Park is celebrating its centenary this year. Far older by millions of years is […]
July 9, 2012
By Josephine Ashipala, Integrated Environmental Consultants Namibia In 2006 I was like many young graduates. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Biology and Geography […]
July 9, 2012
By Dr Margaret Jacobsohn, Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation John Kenena Kasaona, or JKK as he is known to colleagues, joined the IRDNC (Integrated Rural […]
July 9, 2012
By Mary Seely, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia “After seven miles ride in the dark, we found ourselves on the brink of a precipice, and we looked […]
July 11, 2012
By Garth Owen-Smith, Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation Contrary to what many people believe, Europeans were not the first to set areas aside for the […]
July 12, 2012
By Mary Seely, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia The Namib: The oldest desert in the world. The desert with the highest biodiversity of any hyper-arid area. […]
July 12, 2012
By Mike and Ann Scott, Namibia Crane Working Group They’re large, elegant and striking. Graceful flyers, they seal a lifelong pair bond with an elaborate, jazzy […]
July 12, 2012
By Bonnie Schumann and Dr Laurie Marker, Cheetah Conservation Fund During 2007, the town of Otjiwarongo held its centenary celebration and re-visited its past, from being […]