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Has the tide turned for South Africa’s rhino poaching crisis?

Has the tide turned for South Africa’s rhino poaching crisis?

by Talking Humanities | Mar 21, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law

Image: White rhino in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa South Africa’s long-awaited statistical report on rhino poaching reveal a 10.3 per cent dip in the numbers illegally killed in 2016 compared to the previous year. However, the picture is...
Swaziland’s rhino horn trade bid defeated at CITES – but what are the alternatives?

Swaziland’s rhino horn trade bid defeated at CITES – but what are the alternatives?

by Talking Humanities | Oct 25, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features

In the last of his series on the rhino horn trade debate, Professor Keith Somerville calls for a new and effective solution to protect these endangered animals. He says the ban on all trade, which has been in effect for 39 years, has not worked and maybe the answer is...
South Africa’s rhino poaching problem

South Africa’s rhino poaching problem

by Talking Humanities | Sep 29, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Fellowships & Networks

In his second look at the rhino-horn trade debate, Professor Keith Somerville, applauds a recent announcement that rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park is on the decline. But is it really a downward trend, or just a re-orientation by poachers in the face of...

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