In the heart of South Africa’s Greater Kruger area, where the Big Five still roam and old models of conservation die hard, one reserve has been doing things differently. For over two decades, Craig Spencer, warden of Olifants West Nature Reserve (OWNR), has challenged the status quo: from the commodification of wildlife to the militarisation […]
In Zimbabwe’s Hwange, a vital wildlife corridor is under threat from poaching, pressure, and the push of human expansion. But the Conservation & Wildlife Fund (CWF) is holding the line. From pioneering AI tech to community-powered patrols, their rangers are rewriting the future of this buffer zone, and Jim Green’s boots are right there with […]
Deep in Zambia’s South Luangwa Valley, where wild dogs roam and giraffes stride through mopane woodlands, a quiet conservation revolution is underway. At the centre of it all is Conservation South Luangwa (CSL), an organisation working hand-in-hand with Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife to safeguard 1.4 million hectares of pristine wilderness. Known as […]
