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Alexandra2020-09-13T10:28:08+01:00

We couldn't resist sharing this wonderful picture from last year's Safari season with you. Here I am with the management team (Joyce and Lukas) at our favourite eco-village & game lodge, right up in the drier north of South Africa, just south of the Limpopo River. It is a happy picture - and one that [...]

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Human-Elephant Conflict Resolution – What Options?

Alexandra2020-12-21T13:48:31+00:00

Humane Ways To Keep The Peace Between Humans And Elephants by Jonathan Hemmings The recent news that Botswana has lifted its ban on hunting elephants has brought the topic of effective methods of mitigating human-elephant conflict and other conflict between wildlife and humans to the fore. The president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has justified the [...]

Human-Elephant Conflict Resolution – What Options?Alexandra2020-12-21T13:48:31+00:00

It’s official wildlife is worth far more alive than dead!

Alexandra2020-12-21T13:49:41+00:00

As we have always believed at Alexandra's Africa - it is now official! Global wildlife tourism generates five times more revenue than illegal wildlife trade annually... according to new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). In 2018, #wildlifetourism directly contributed $120.1bn to global GDP, versus the $23bn in revenue attributed to the [...]

It’s official wildlife is worth far more alive than dead!Alexandra2020-12-21T13:49:41+00:00

Lifting the Ban on Elephant Hunting in Botswana: Is it the Answer?

Alexandra2020-12-21T13:50:40+00:00

Botswana recently lifted its ban on elephant hunting, citing growing elephant/human conflict as the primary driving force behind this unpopular decision. The ban, put in place in 2014 by former president and avid conservationist Ian Khama, was overturned by the current president, Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, following recommendations from a committee who investigated the elephant situation [...]

Lifting the Ban on Elephant Hunting in Botswana: Is it the Answer?Alexandra2020-12-21T13:50:40+00:00

Dating Game for Rhinos: Critically Endangered Rhinos flown to Rwanda

Alexandra2020-12-21T13:51:34+00:00

Breaking News: Five critically endangered rhinos from European & UK zoos are flown to Rwanda to be released into the wild. Picture Credit: worldwildlife.org Our story this week, published a few days ago - comes to us from Victoria Gill of the BBC News Science-Environment team. In her article, science reporter Victoria Gill [...]

Dating Game for Rhinos: Critically Endangered Rhinos flown to RwandaAlexandra2020-12-21T13:51:34+00:00

September 2020

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October 2019

Human-Elephant Conflict Resolution – What Options?

September 2019

It’s official wildlife is worth far more alive than dead!

July 2019

Lifting the Ban on Elephant Hunting in Botswana: Is it the Answer?

June 2019

Dating Game for Rhinos: Critically Endangered Rhinos flown to Rwanda

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