If you consider that in our world today, most people are living in urban or peri-urban settlements and that most of the face of our earth has been highly modified by various forms of industrial and agricultural development, it really is not surprising that the majority of mankind has lost its connectedness with nature in its pure form. In reality, only a pitiful percentage of wild places remain, surrounded by…

Rhino Conservation and Utilization in SA: This position paper will provide some history regarding conservation in South Africa and shed light on the massive success story of rhino conservation and utilization in South Africa and how it came to be that we have approximately 20 000 rhino in South Africa today, distributed between our Government Reserves (such as Kruger) and privately owned game ranches. Dr Ian Player: PHASA recognizes Dr…