Sunday Abiodun, 40, a former poacher turned forest ranger, armed with a sword, looks for poachers inside the Omo Forest Reserve in Nigeria, 2023. Abiodun is now part of a team working to protect the Omo Forest Reserve, which is facing expanding deforestation from excessive logging, uncontrolled farming and poaching.
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Interventions to prevent crime against wildlife can be effective, but significant gaps in our knowledge remain.
Ivory seized on a Kenya flight arriving in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2016.
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Bilateral and multilateral cooperation is the best way to deal with a growing list of transboundary concerns.
South African National Defence Force soldiers in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats, Cape Town.
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Using the military continuously in internal roles for which it is not structured, funded or trained simply speeds up its decline.
Elephants in Namibia.
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Few people could argue that hunting wildlife for trophies is moral, but conservationists have bigger fish to fry to reverse biodiversity loss
Conservation groups are organizing soccer games to help bridge the gaps between park rangers and communities.
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Environmental organizations are using games to engage communities on conservation matters.
White rhino’s in the Kruger National Park.
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Poaching is changing focus by moving from the Kruger National Park to other provinces and reserves.
Scouts should manage human-wildlife conflicts.
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Military style anti-poaching is often criticised because it alienates communities living around protected areas. But these initiatives give them an incentive to protect the species.