A recent report of the State of the Wildlife Economy in Africa by the African Leadership University indicated that the fast-growing wildlife economy in South Africa is contributed mainly through the hunting sector. Therefore hunting serves as a valuable foundation to promote sustainable use as a conservation strategy in South Africa.

The first of the Conservation Practioner finalists we’d like to introduce you to is a unit made up of 28 members who investigate environmental crimes in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa – The Green Scorpions. Although their work includes other aspects of environmental crime, ‘Green’ environmental crime cases focus mainly on illegal hunting, […]