• S3 E4 - Conservation News 05-24-2023

  • May 24 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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S3 E4 - Conservation News 05-24-2023

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  • A break through in the rhino poaching crisis with an arrest in South Africa’s eastern cape province. What will it mean to poaching activity in the area?

    Do new game fences work to slow poaching? We question the recent investments in new security fences to protect rhino. 

    A recent and seemingly bizarre series of events has seen a dramatic intervention with the new proposed changes to TOPS (Threatened Or Protected Species) regulations. What actually happened and what does it mean for conservation efforts in Southern Africa?

    Is it right for the state to financially support captive lion breeders as they close their businesses? We debate the recent move to incentivise lion breeders to down tools.

    South African hunting stats are in. We discuss what was killed, who killed it, and how much they paid to do so.

    UK adds ivory from walrus, hippo, killer whales, narwhals, and sperm whales to the list of banned ivory.

    And finally, the business that promised to bring back the woolly mammoth from extinction gains further momentum and investment. But should we really be bringing them back? 
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