2016 – 2017

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African Indaba / January 2017 - Volume 15-1
African Indaba / April 2017 - Volume 15-2
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Book Review: Terrestrial Gamebirds & Snipes of AfricaApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Ben Carter Stepping Down As DSC Executive DirectorApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
33rd Congress International Union Of Game Biologists IUGB And 14th Perdix CongressApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
New FACE Secretary GeneralApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Wyss Foundation Commits $65M to African ParksApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Interesting Articles For African Indaba ReadersApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
News From And About AfricaApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
What’s The Environmental Impact Of Your Toast?April 2017 - Volume 15-2
Africa’s Other Elephant Is Fading FastApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Giraffes: The Silent Extinction Of Africa’s Gentle GiantsApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Boone And Crockett Club On TrophiesApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Defining Fair Chase Behind A High FenceApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
The Color Game Is OverApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Encore: Canned Lion Breeding And ShootingApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Prides, Protection And Parks: Africa’s Protected Areas Can Support Four Times As Many LionsApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
House Of Commons Library Provides Fake News – MPs Misinformed On Trophy HuntingApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Why Men Trophy HuntApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
Culling To Conserve: A Hard Truth For Lion ConservationApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
The Baby And The Bathwater – Trophy Hunting, Conservation And Rural LivelihoodsApril 2017 - Volume 15-2
People Don’t Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care!April 2017 - Volume 15-2
Special Edition 2017
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How The Truth On Community Wildlife Conservation In Namibia Is Twisted
Conservation First
Social Media for (not against) Hunters
Keep the Passion!
Will We Conquer the Virus of Fear and Inertia, One Fine Day?
The Achilles Heel of Conservation – There is a ceiling in conservation science, particularly in Africa.
A New Year, New Horizons
It’s About the Future—Yours, Ours & Theirs
Let’s Forge Conservation Coalitions
Hunters Care For Wildlife
What’s in a name? The weight of words in the age of the internet
The Future of Hunting and Manipulative Breeding
Ranchers may overstate South Africa animal numbers
Intensive and Selective Breeding
Buffalo Breeding Mania in South Africa
A Special Buffalo Hunt in Klaserie Private Nature Reserve
Kudu in Namibia
How Born Free Foundation Handles the Truth – And All Fall For It
Rolf Baldus Interviews Ludo Wurbain of Rowland Ward
Book Review: Game Ranch Management 6th Edition
A Great Divide Between Poachers and Ethical Hunting
Poachers Who Killed Helicopter Pilot In Tanzania Arrested
Abstracts Of Recently Published Wildlife Papers
63rd CIC General Assembly in Brussels, 22-23 April 2016
Abstracts of Recently Published Wildlife Papers
Statement on Captive-Bred Lion Hunting and Associated Activities
Two “Famous” Lions Killed In Non-hunting
Rhino Poaching: What Is The Solution?
Diana-Airguns Support CIC Anti Poaching Project
Decisions Of The Scientific Review Group On Trade In Wild Fauna And Flora
Hunters And Anglers Pay For Conservation In Usa
News From And About Africa
The Biggest Obstacles For Africa’s Big Cats
Working Together For Migratory Birds And People Across Africa and Eurasia
Us Court Overturns Bid To Stop Importation Of Namibian Rhino Trophies
Namibia: Significant Income Stream From Trophy Hunting Projected
Zimbabwe Traditional Chiefs And EU Ambassador Van Damme In Wildlife Talks
Culling To Conserve: A Hard Truth For Lion Conservation
An Anti-Hunting Ideologue On A Flight Of Fancy
European Sustainable Use Group ESUG
Pro-Hunt Campaigning
Prince William Is Talking Sense – Trophy Hunting Is Crucial To Conservation
Hunting Is Conservation – Brussels 2016
A Taste of Colonial Elegance at Wombles Steakhouse in Bryanston
Abstracts Of Recently Published Wildlife Papers
News From And About Africa
Sporthunting In Africa Is Not The Enemy Of Biodiversity
La Chasse Sportive En Afrique N’est Pas L’ennemie De La Biodiversite
Will Keeping The Rhino Horn Trade Illegal Kill More Rhinos?
Facts Show Hunting Is Conservation At NYC Debate
Track The Impact Of Kenya’s Ivory Burn
African Lion Range State Meeting
Can There Be Sustainable Lion Hunting In Africa?
Environmental G7 Summit Reaffirms Benefits Of Sustainable Use
SA Academic Wins CIC Thesis Award
63rd General Assembly Of The CIC Affirms “Hunting Is Conservation”
Wildlife Populations Thrive In Wealthy, Urbanized Countries
A Film Everybody Should Watch: A Conservationist’s Cry
#AdamRuinsEverything … Adam On Trophy Hunting
Guidelines For Improving The Administration Of Sustainable Hunting In Sub-Saharan Africa
Peter Flack’s Hunting The Spiral Horns: Bongo & Nyala – The Elite African Trophies
Remote Identification And Measuring Of Buffalo
News From And About Africa
Fiona Capstick Receives CIC Gold Medal
WWF And Trophy Hunting
SA Hunters Concerned About New Regulations That Allow Cross-Breeding Of Wildlife
Sterile Freaks
Quarterly Update On Giant Sable
Women And Sustainable Hunting
Botswana’s Elephants And Conservation – Are Things Starting To Fall Apart?
The Hunter’s Image
CITES COP 17 And Africa
CITES: Keep Calm And Let Africa Speak
In Memory Of Our Friend Paul Olivier Craig Doria
Global Warming: Methane and Carbon Dioxide
Documentary: Custodians of Wilderness – Ethiopia
Documentary ‘TROPHY’ Premiered At The 2017 Sundance Film Festival
Why Do Hunters Choose Not To Shoot?
Accurate Buffalo Trophy Assessment
Combined Buffalo And Elephant Courses Of The Southern African Wildlife College
Abstracts Of Recently Published Wildlife Papers
News From And About Africa
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit Exposes People And Powers Behind Illegal Rhino Horn Trade
Open Letter To Ambassador Xin Shunkang Of The People’s Republic Of China To Namibia
The Fair Chase Guild – What Is It?
WESSA: How To Enhance Value Of Legal Rhino Horn
CIC U.S. Delegation Grows Exponentially In 2016
In Memoriam of Dr. Graham Child (1936-2016)
Saluting Dr. Wolfgang Burhenne 1924-2017
The Lion’s Share? On The Economic Benefits Of Trophy Hunting
Book Review: Terrestrial Gamebirds & Snipes of Africa
Ben Carter Stepping Down As DSC Executive Director
33rd Congress International Union Of Game Biologists IUGB And 14th Perdix Congress
New FACE Secretary General
Wyss Foundation Commits $65M to African Parks
Interesting Articles For African Indaba Readers
News From And About Africa
What’s The Environmental Impact Of Your Toast?
Africa’s Other Elephant Is Fading Fast
Giraffes: The Silent Extinction Of Africa’s Gentle Giants
Boone And Crockett Club On Trophies
Defining Fair Chase Behind A High Fence
The Color Game Is Over
Encore: Canned Lion Breeding And Shooting
Prides, Protection And Parks: Africa’s Protected Areas Can Support Four Times As Many Lions
House Of Commons Library Provides Fake News – MPs Misinformed On Trophy Hunting
Why Men Trophy Hunt
Culling To Conserve: A Hard Truth For Lion Conservation
The Baby And The Bathwater – Trophy Hunting, Conservation And Rural Livelihoods
People Don’t Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care!
IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Group Central Asia
The Buzzard – Newsletter Quarter 4/2018
Trophy Hunting Certification
Remaking Hunting As Human
Wild Harvest Initiative
The IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group Crossroads Blog
Conservation Measures in Afghanistan
Abstracts Of Recently Published Papers On Hunting
Book Review by Conservation Frontlines Newsroom : “CITES, Animal Rights, Sustainable Use and Conservation in Africa”
Book Review by Rosie Cooney: Poached – Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking
Custodians of Professional Hunting and Conservation – South Africa (CPHC-SA)
Hollowing Out Sustainable Use From The Inside
Sustainable Conservation of the Saker Falcon
From Angola: Palanca Negra (Giant Sable) Report – September 2018
Introduction to the New Central Asian Sustainable Use & Livelihoods Specialist Group
Community-Based Wildlife Management in Central Asia
Sustainable Use of Wild Species: A Foundation for Conservation and for Local Livelihoods
In the New Machine Age, hunting helps us accept mortality as truth
Politicizing Conservation: The Zimbabwe Elephant Conundrum
Trophy Hunting and Artificial Selection for Small Horns in Mountain Ungulates
Protecting Hunting from the Hunters
The Future for Hunting
The Ongoing Disgrace of South Africa’s Captive-Bred Lion Trade
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1-3
New Additions To The Conservation Frontlines Library
The Value of Biometric Monitoring in the Management of European Ungulates
The Shangani Sanctuary Vulture Restaurant – What’s good for the vulture is good for the hyena — and much more
Keeping It Real With Lion In Niassa
When Is It Time To Stop?
Understanding Hunting Today
Like the Stars. As New West meets Old West, conflict is the norm. It doesn’t have to be.
The State of Conservation in Oklahoma’s Most Rural Counties
Abstracts Of Recently Published Papers On Hunting
Book Review: North American Wildlife Policy and Law
Book Review: Towards a Sustainable, Participatory and Inclusive Wild Meat Sector
Book Review: Three Interesting Books on Wild Meat Processing and its Preparation in Your Kitchen
Book Review: Call of the Mild – Learning to Hunt My Own Dinner
A Duck Hunter’s Thoughts on Preparing the Bounty
On Wanting to Eat the City Deer
Hunters And Their Wild Harvest
New Chair of IUCN-SSC SULi: Dr. Dilys Roe
Fear-based Fundraising: Why Conservation Optimism is Needed More than Ever
Christmas At CITES: Santa In Sri Lanka
Elephant Hunting and Poaching in Botswana: Politics, Popular Grievances and the Power of Animal Advocacy
Reopening Botswana To Trophy Hunting Depends On U.S. Support
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1-4
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1-5
New Additions To The Conservation Frontlines Library (April)
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library May 2019
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1-6
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Hunting & Conservation
Book Review: End Of The Megafauna: The Fate Of The World’s Hugest, Fiercest, And Strangest Animals
New Partnership To Protect Underdog Species From Direct Threats – Four leading NGOs have joined forces through Restore Species to tackle illegal and unsustainable hunting & trade as well as poisoning of animal species worldwide.
Book Review: The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Returns: From Mammoth On The Menu To The Benefits Of Moose Drool
Trophy Hunting in the Greater Kruger Area – Can it serve broader conservation priorities?
Book Review: The Last Elephants
A Case for Legal Ivory Trade – ‘Ban all ivory trade, and no more deaths of these intelligent peaceful creatures due to poaching!’
The Elephant in the Room
Remarks on the Opening of Squirrel Season in Virginia – A hunter’s awakenings
Seasonal Wild Harvest – Stewed Venison Ossobuco with Tomatoes & Frascatelli
Is Field-to-Fork a Viable Alternative to Farm-to-Table
The Yellowstone Bison Range War – As the Old West collides with the New, America’s icon, the bison, is caught in the middle
Challenging Mainstream Stereotypes of Hunting – The ‘Left Coast’ of the United States has many stereotypes, but we can set the hunting one straight.
Hunt It To Save It – Many think species protection requires the ending of hunting and protection by the government. Neither are true.
Are There Species We Shouldn’t Hunt?
The African Trophy Ban Controversy: Leading Conservation through Science, not Emotion
APHA’s President Weighs in on Hunting and Conservation in Africa
Changing Public Perceptions of Hunting Around the World
Propaganda in the Trophy Hunting Debate – Card-Stacking, Cherry-Picking, Name-Calling & KISS
Big Game Hunting Still in the Headlines
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library June 2019
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1, No. 7
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1, No. 8
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library August 2019
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library September 2019
Frontline Dispatches – September 2019 Vol. I, No. 9
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Hunting & Conservation
Book Review: Through My Eyes: Journey of a Wildlife Veterinarian
A Man of Value–Volker Grellmann—Conservationist, Farmer, Teacher, Hunter and Gentleman
False Bay: Death By A Thousand Cuts
A Rare Success–Near-extinct East African black rhino return to the wild
The Latest on Angola’s Giant Sable
Developing Countries Kick Back Against Eco-Colonialism
Safari Hunting, Conservation and Sustainability
Saving Pakistan’s Ibex Hunting Program
The Dilemmas of Wildlife Management–Human stewardship is a matter of perspective as well as needs
Momentum for Community-Based Conservation in Southern Africa Continues with Namibia’s Conservancy Forum
Hunting & Social Media: Namibia Has a Position on That–Today’s hunters must take the Worldwide Web into account
CECIL Act Would Destroy Local Conservation Programs
Trophy Hunting Bans Imperil Biodiversity
Conservationists Should Support Trophy Hunting
Protectionist NGOs Obstruct Real Conservation–And the Dunning-Kruger Effect keeps them in power
Zero Elephant Poaching in North Luangwa National Park in 2018
Frontline Dispatches – October 2019 Vol. I, No. 10
The Serengeti Rules
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library October 2019
QDMA’s Field to Fork Programm
Voices from the Frontline: Communities and Livelihoods in Botswana
Frontline Dispatches – November 2019 Vol. I, No. 11
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library November 2019
Frontline Dispatches – December 2019 Vol. I, No. 12
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library December 2019
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Hunting & Conservation
Artisanal Forest Cuisine in Nuremberg – Restaurant Waidwerk
Dzoti and Namibia’s Wildlife Successes
This Hunting Season, Thank a Private Landowner
Changes to the South African Animal Improvement Act—a Comment
South Africa regulates the ‘improvement of wild animals’—seriously?
Trophy Hunting and Conservation Science
Morality and conservation: It’s a conundrum, isn’t it?
In Southeast Alaska, a hunter searches for kinship with the wild
Drought in Damaraland threatens desert-adapted lions but also brings opportunities
Bozeman, Montana: Report from the 7th World Mountain Ungulate Conference
How hunting black rhino contributes to conservation in Namibia
ProTECT Act Does Not “Protect” Endangered Species
The Business of Conservation
Trophy Hunting: A plea to appreciate that not all is black & white
Hunting and Science in Austria—a Symbiotic Relationship
Collared Elephant Killed in Botswana’s Controlled Hunting Area NG3
What is ‘Ethical Fair-Chase Hunting’? For starters, it’s a worthy dinner-table topic
The Value of Hunting Stories for Conservation
Why Trophy Hunting Can Be Good for Animals | Adam Ruins Everything
The Response
Be like Teddy
The Colorado Model
Fate of the African Lion: Kenya
Custodians of Wilderness: Tanzania
Custodians of Wilderness: Zambezi Delta
Custodians of Wilderness: Ethiopia
Custodians of Wilderness: The Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe
Fate of the African Lion: Bubye Valley Conservancy
Fate of the African Lion: Niassa Reserve, Mozambique
Fate of the African Lion: Tanzania
Fate of the African Lion: Royal Kafue, Zambia
The White Rhino: A Conservation Success Story
The Elephant and the Pauper
The Sulieman Markhor: A Dream Deferred
Simply Conservation Part 1
Simply Conservation Part 2
Ian Player on Trade
The Tsavo Debacle
Benefits to Elephant Conservation from Safari Hunting
Sabie Game Park Mozambique
Custodians of Wilderness: Sidinda Conservancy
Transfrontier Parks
Effects of the Hunting Ban in Botswana
Elephant Enhancement: Zimbabwe
The Mulobezi Game Management Area: Zambia
CAMPFIRE: Zimbabwe
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 1
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 2
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 3
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 4
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 5
Asaph – A Guyanese hunter and wildlife conservationist
Sustainable wildlife management in the Rupununi, Guyana
Eye of the Pangolin. The search for an animal on the edge
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library January 2020
Frontline Dispatches – January 2020 Vol. II, No. 1
The Wildlife Conservation Project: Why do we hunt Alpine Ibex?
The Wildlife Conservation Project: Value of Trophy Hunting
The Wildlife Conservation Project: Why is Sustainable Utilization of Wildlife Important?
Hunting for Wildlife Recovery
Artenschutz mit dem Gewehr – Chancen und Risiken der Trophäenjagd (in German)
Elephant translocation – Wildlife Vets Namibia
DRC Translocation 2019 – Wildlife Vets Namibia
Angola Game Translocation – Wildlife Vets Namibia
Africa begs Europe: let us hunt wildlife
Frontline Dispatches – February 2020 Vol. II, No. 2
Local Communities Conserve Their Environment, Support Their Economy
Nakatuenita: Respect A documentary film about the Innu Nation of Labrador
Countering The Argument – Humans do not Need to Hunt
The Wild Harvest Initiative® Explained by Shane Mahoney
Opportunity for All — The Story of the North American Model for Wildlife Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – March 2020 Vol. II, No. 3
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library March 2020
Tajikistan: conservation hunting, local communities and wild harvest
Traditional Ibex Shikar in Central Pamir
Wildlife of Tajikistan
Culling Deer vs. Culling Elephants
The Conservation Experience – Bighorn Sheep Collaring South Dakota Badlands
Adjusting the Narrative
The Wildlife Conservation Project: Grizzly
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Hunting & Conservation
Letters to the Editor
‘A Springbok which is White, People Do Not Kill It’ – Contrasting attitudes of colonizer and colonized towards mammal anomalies
Do you know the Samoan Dodo?
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Resolution on the Sustainable Use of Wildlife
The Sounds of Science and Hunting
USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith Addresses Boone and Crockett Club
Book Review:Humans and Lions – Conflict, Conservation and Coexistence
Book Review: Rowland Ward’s Record of Big Game
US Senate Passes a Comprehensive Sporting-Conservation Package
Staying in the Game – Financing the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Motivation vs. Justification: Hunting from the Heart
An African Conservation Tool
Elephants: A Crisis of Too Many, Not Too Few
Hunters are the Original Conservationists
Meet a Vegetarian Hunter
Saving the ‘Middle Ground’
Modern-Day Grizzly Bear Reality
Namibia’s Black Rhino Custodianship Program
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library April 2020
Frontline Dispatches – April 2020 Vol. II, No. 4
Cameras in West Africa Show Human Impact
Migration Corridors: Connecting Wildlife and People of New Mexico
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library May 2020
Frontline Dispatches – May 2020 Vol. II, No. 5
Open letter to World Health Organisation and United Nations Environment Programme
Garth Owen-Smith and Margaret Jacobsohn: 1993 Goldman Prize winners, Namibia
Garth Owen Smith
Peter Beard – A Wild Life
Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa 2015: Garth Owen-Smith
Himalayan Lynx Filmed Hunting Markhor in Pakistan for First Time
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library June 2020
Frontline Dispatches – June 2020 Vol. II, No. 6
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
Book Review: Saving Species on Private Lands – Unlocking Incentives to Conserve Wildlife and Their Habitats
Sending Them Safely Down to be Caught another Day
Hunting for Conservation Solutions
Farming Wild Animals – Is China the model for South Africa?
An African Conservation Hero: Garth Owen-Smith
“The Namibian Leopard: National Census & Sustainable Hunting Practices”
How Many Leopards are in Namibia? Understanding the science, countering the critics
“They make a desert, and call it peace.” The Legacy of Peter Beard
Traditional Knowledge Complements Modern Wildlife Conservation in the Pamirs
Animals large and small once covered North America’s prairies – and in some places, they could again
The Oldest Story Ever Recorded is a Hunting Narrative
Hunting and Fishing Provide Food Security During COVID-19
Saving Wildlife—and People—One Snare at a Time
COVID-19 increases the pressure: Botswana’s Rhino-Poaching Crisis
Select Study: To Conserve Tigers and Prey in the Russian Far East
Frontline Dispatches – July 2020 Vol. II, No. 7
Frontline Dispatches – August 2020 Vol. II, No. 8
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library August 2020
Frontline Dispatches – September 2020 Vol. II, No. 9
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
October Update: Amur Tiger Prey Study
Meet the Mule, ‘Domestic Facilitator’ to Wilderness Experiences
Conservation Challenges for the Roan Antelope
Africa’s Wild Dogs — A Survival Story
Recycling Safari-Style in Botswana
Human Relationships with Wildlife in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
A Central Asia Conservation Initiative from the Wild Sheep Foundation
The Companies We Keep: Politics and Inclusion in Hunting
An Invasive Species is Fueling Western Wildfires
Film Review: Being Mule Deer: ‘Deer 139’
The Great American Outdoors Act Becomes Law
Ban on Hunting Trophies Risks Funding for Healthy African Ecosystems
Trophy Hunting – A Complex Picture
The San of Southern Africa – Among the Bushmen, nature is appreciated, respected, honored and revered.
Film Review: ‘The Edge of Existence’
The Great Elephant Balancing Act
Science be Damned?
Frontline Dispatches – October 2020 Vol. II, No. 10
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library October 2020
Let Africans Decide
Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library November 2020
Frontline Dispatches – November 2020 Vol. II, No. 11
Edge of Existence Extended Trailer
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library December 2020
Frontline Dispatches – December 2020 Vol. II, No. 12
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library January 2021
Frontline Dispatches – January 2021 Vol. III, No. 1
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
Earth Medicine – A Poem from Indian Country
A Matter of Taste – Wild game meat, the consumption thereof, is important in Germany—and should be worldwide.
A Better Way to Manage Species Names in IUCN – What’s in a name? A great deal, it turns out.
Serious Social Media Consequences – One country’s crackdown on anti-hunting Internet abuse
The Wild Goats and Sheep of the Caucasus – Conservation in these remote mountain biodiversity hotspots remains a challenge.
COVID-19’s Impacts on African Conservation – A perfect storm for wildlife, wildlands and rural communities
One Solution Does Not Fit All Problems – Another wake-up call for African conservation
Film Review: ‘Public Trust: The Fight for America’s Public Lands’
Book Review: Unfair Game: An Exposé of South Africa’s Captive-Bred Lion Industry
The Conservation Evidence Project – Conservation is working, but we need you to help fill the surprising gaps in our knowledge base.
American Wildlife Conservation Partners’ To-Do List – Every four years, AWCP reminds the new administration of its responsibilities to conservation
The US Congress Sporting-Conservation Report Card – Bipartisanship thrives in Washington, DC, in support of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
Hunting for Myself in the High Montana Sagebrush – A hunter celebrates a new vision of queerness and rural culture.
The Battle inside CITES – Southern African conservationists are at war with animal-rights NGOs.
Appreciating Nuance – The Difference Between Animal Rights And Animal Welfare
January Update: Amur Tiger Prey Study – A small upload of camera-trap results
A New Partnership: CFL and UM – Our team gains some impressive conservation muscle
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library February 2021
Public Trust: The Fight for America’s Public Lands
Frontline Dispatches – February 2021 Vol. III, No. 2
A Breathtaking Monarch Butterfly Swarm
How hunting pays for African wildlife
The Last Free Rhinos Part 1
Denizens of the Steep
Frontline Dispatches – March 2021 Vol. III, No. 3
Frontline Dispatches – April 2021 Vol. III, No. 4
The Last Free Rhinos Part 2
Hunting Expressed in Music: And both captured on video
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
Book Review: From the Veld–Recipes and Reflections from Namibia
Book Review: Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods
Book Review: Humans and Hyenas: Monster or Misunderstood
Photogrammetry for Wildlife Data Collection–A ‘non-invasive’ method for measuring deer antlers
Building Landscapes of Coexistence–Anthropogenic resistance helps determine where wildlife could safely move within a landscape
Film Review ‘The Eagle Huntress’
The Disappearing Giraffe–They were right there and then . . . they weren’t
The ‘Feathered Lion’–Meet another African apex predator and conservation priority—the ‘crazy cool’ southern ground hornbill
A Conservation Paradox–The pros and cons of recreational hunting
Hunting + Fishing = Biodiversity–Amplifying the voices and impacts of American sportsmen and women through ‘30 by 30’ policy initiatives
WSF Joins HuntFish30x30
Botswana’s Varying Elephant Population(s)–The numbers are all over the place—are they being manipulated?
The Story Behind Namibia’s Elephant Auction– Facts are important—and Namibian conservation could do with fewer critics and more supporters
Hunters and Wildlife Conservation in America–Will wildlife conservation survive the evolution of outdoor recreation?
The Truth: Conservation’s Biggest Weapon–Misinformation leads to devastating real-world impacts
Science + Celebrity for Conservation–A call for partnership based on knowledge, not opposition driven by emotion
Cooperative Conservation–It’s what defines the hunting narrative
Hunting, Trophy and Other–A primer for the non-hunter. It may—or may not—be what you think.
Conservation 101: Do you know the difference between conservation and preservation?
Communication hubs of an asocial cat are the source of a human-carnivore conflict and key to its solution
Research for conservation: a science-based solution to the farmer-cheetah conflict in Namibia
Evolutionary wildlife research for conservation – our mission for the anthropocene
The last free rhinos Episode 3
Conservation Hunting (Tajikistan-2016)
Conservation’s Latest Problem? Not Enough Hunters
Frontline Dispatches – May 2021 Vol. III, No. 5
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library May 2021
Community rights and wildlife conservation – #SWMProgramme approach
Build back better in a post-COVID-19 world – #SWMProgramme
Frontline Dispatches – June 2021 Vol. III, No. 6
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library June 2021
Trophy hunting: how it can protect Africa’s wildlife
Faster Than The Wind
Zimbabwe’s Elephant Problem | State of the Nation
Frontline Dispatches – July 2021 Vol. III, No. 7
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library July 2021
Pongo the Stolen Orangutan: How Law Can Heal
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library July 2021 Part 2
Changes at the Conservation Frontlines Newsroom
Book Review: Beloved Beasts—Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
Student-led Initiative in Montana makes Hunting More Accessible for Peers
Positive Outlook for the Southern Bald Ibis
Scimitar Horned Oryx—Five years on
An Open Letter by the African Professional Hunters’ Association
A ‘Dark Ages’ of wildlife management descends on the West
Conservation versus profit: South Africa’s ‘unique’ game offer a sobering lesson
UK charity raises funds at expense of Africans
Elephants are thriving in Namibia
Counting Sheep: Research pioneers promising new wildlife survey method
Hunters and Anglers need to be on Frontlines of Biodiversity Conservation
Suing to protect valuable wildlife
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library August 2021
Frontline Dispatches – August 2021 Vol. III, No. 8
Wild Allies
Stories of the Wild
Frontline Dispatches – September 2021 Vol. III, No. 9
Think white-tailed deer were always so common? Think again!
Kiss the Ground Film Trailer
Waterfowl Fall Flight Analysis
Frontline Dispatches – October 2021 Vol. III, No. 10
Endangered Species
Partnering Up
Fall Bird Migration
Frontline Dispatches – November 2021 Vol. III, No. 11
Frontline Dispatches – December 2021 Vol. III, No. 12
Hibernation
Defending against predators
Frontline Dispatches – January 2022 Vol. IV, No. 1
A Need For Speed
Frontline Dispatches – February 2022 Vol. IV, No. 2
Gobble, Drum, Boom
Frontline Dispatches – March 2022 Vol. IV, No. 3
Frontline Dispatches – April 2022 Vol. IV, No. 4
Wildlife Corridors Threatened In Ukraine
War Threatens Ukraine’s Wildlife
Frontline Dispatches – May 2022 Vol. IV, No. 5
The American Bison
Frontline Dispatches – June 2022 Vol. IV, No. 6
Keystone Species
An Update from the Editor
Frontline Dispatches – July 2022 Vol. IV, No. 7
Subsistence Hunting
Frontline Dispatches – August 2022 Vol. IV, No. 8
‘Wildlife Warriors’ —that is, Game Wardens
Waste Not, Want Not
Science v. Emotion in Conservation
Invasive Species
Frontline Dispatches – October 2022 Vol. IV, No. 10
Antlers—or Horns?
Frontline Dispatches – Template
Frontline Dispatches – November 2022 Vol. IV, No. 11
Migration—it’s not just for the birds
Frontline Dispatches – December 2022 Vol. IV, No. 12
A Chance to Stop Chronic Wasting Disease
CWD—Chronic Wasting Disease—is killing wildlife
Community-Based Conservation in Pakistan– here, sustainability means ‘If it pays, it stays.’
Biodiversity
Frontline Dispatches – February 2023 Vol. V, No. 2
Wildlife Crossings
Frontline Dispatches – March 2023 Vol. V, No. 3
Sustainable Use
Frontline Dispatches – April 2023 Vol. V, No. 4
Fire
Frontline Dispatches – May 2023 Vol. V, No. 5
Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Frontline Dispatches – June 2023 Vol. V, No. 6
Deer Population Explosion
Frontline Dispatches – July 2023 Vol. V, No. 7
Wild Mammals vs. Livestock
Frontline Dispatches – August 2023 Vol. V, No. 8
Community-Based Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – September 2023 Vol. V, No. 9
Hunting vs. Poaching
Frontline Dispatches – November 2023 Vol. V, No. 11
Game Meat Donations
To Save the World’s Rarest Bear
Saving Wetlands One Stamp at a Time
Frontline Dispatches – December 2023 Vol. V, No. 12
Wildlife Theft
Frontline Dispatches – January 2024 Vol. VI, No. 1
Why Do Beavers Build Dams?
Frontline Dispatches – February 2024 Vol. VI, No. 2
Why do black bears sleep so long in winter?
Frontline Dispatches – March 2024 Vol. VI, No. 3
Why do some mammals live in groups?
Frontline Dispatches – April 2024 Vol. VI, No. 4
How do we Fund Wildlife Conservation?
Why do Elk ‘Bugle?’
Frontline Dispatches – May 2024
The Cost Of Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – June 2024
The Role of Wildlife in Ecosystems
Do Hunting-Trophy Import Bans Have the Intended Effect?
Frontline Dispatches – July 2024
The Tough Choices of Saving Wildlife
Frontline Dispatches – August 2024
Wild harvest
Frontline Dispatches – September 2024
AI in wildlife conservation
Frontline Dispatches – October 2024
Apps For the Great Outdoors
Frontline Dispatches – November 2024
Outdoor Recreation? It’s Only Natural!
Drones Flying to Prominence in Wildlife Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – December 2024
A Pantry of Plants: A Quick Guide to Wild Foraging
Like the Wildlife They Study, Professionals Come in All Shapes and Sizes
Frontline Dispatches – January 2025
The What and Why of Wildlife Harvesting 
What is Wildlife Tracking?
Frontline Dispatches – February 2025
When Management is Too Successful: A Michigan Case Study
What’s In a Name? A Closer Look at the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – March 2025
Ecotourism: Photography and Hunting in Namibia
Fur or Faux: The Hairy Debate
Frontline Dispatches – April 2025
Subsistence Use: The What, Where and Why
What Are Three Ways to Improve Wildlife Conservation?
Frontline Dispatches – May 2025
Rewilding the UK: Bringing Back the Elk
The Pronghorn Antelope Path: Securing Success in Wyoming
Axis Deer and Hawaii’s Conservation Struggle
Sheep Grazing Threatens Bighorns, Court Says
Elk in the East: A Remarkable Conservation Comeback
Reviving Bobwhite Quail: How Working Lands Are Leading the Way
How Antelope Thrive in Namibia’s Harsh Wilderness
Bighorn Sheep: Where Management Meets Preservation
Red Wolf Recovery: A Cautionary Tale
Frontline Dispatches – June 2025
From Success to Strain: The Whitetail Deer Dilemma
Colorado’s First Elk Migration Agreement
Why Land Conservation in Texas Matters More Than Ever
Heritage and Conservation in Nunavut’s Arctic Landscape
Resilience in the Desert: The Story of the Desert Bighorn Sheep
Kenya’s Black Rhinos: A New Beginning
Safeguarding the Future of Elk in North America
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Wildlife Populations Thrive In Wealthy, Urbanized CountriesNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
A Film Everybody Should Watch: A Conservationist’s CryNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
#AdamRuinsEverything … Adam On Trophy HuntingNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Guidelines For Improving The Administration Of Sustainable Hunting In Sub-Saharan AfricaNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Peter Flack’s Hunting The Spiral Horns: Bongo & Nyala – The Elite African TrophiesNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Remote Identification And Measuring Of BuffaloNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
News From And About AfricaNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Fiona Capstick Receives CIC Gold MedalNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
WWF And Trophy HuntingNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
SA Hunters Concerned About New Regulations That Allow Cross-Breeding Of WildlifeNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Sterile FreaksNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Quarterly Update On Giant SableNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Women And Sustainable HuntingNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Botswana’s Elephants And Conservation – Are Things Starting To Fall Apart?November 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
The Hunter’s ImageNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
CITES COP 17 And AfricaNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
CITES: Keep Calm And Let Africa SpeakNovember 2016 - Volume 14-4 & 5
Special Edition 2016
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How The Truth On Community Wildlife Conservation In Namibia Is Twisted
Conservation First
Social Media for (not against) Hunters
Keep the Passion!
Will We Conquer the Virus of Fear and Inertia, One Fine Day?
The Achilles Heel of Conservation – There is a ceiling in conservation science, particularly in Africa.
A New Year, New Horizons
It’s About the Future—Yours, Ours & Theirs
Let’s Forge Conservation Coalitions
Hunters Care For Wildlife
What’s in a name? The weight of words in the age of the internet
The Future of Hunting and Manipulative Breeding
Ranchers may overstate South Africa animal numbers
Intensive and Selective Breeding
Buffalo Breeding Mania in South Africa
A Special Buffalo Hunt in Klaserie Private Nature Reserve
Kudu in Namibia
How Born Free Foundation Handles the Truth – And All Fall For It
Rolf Baldus Interviews Ludo Wurbain of Rowland Ward
Book Review: Game Ranch Management 6th Edition
A Great Divide Between Poachers and Ethical Hunting
Poachers Who Killed Helicopter Pilot In Tanzania Arrested
Abstracts Of Recently Published Wildlife Papers
63rd CIC General Assembly in Brussels, 22-23 April 2016
Abstracts of Recently Published Wildlife Papers
Statement on Captive-Bred Lion Hunting and Associated Activities
Two “Famous” Lions Killed In Non-hunting
Rhino Poaching: What Is The Solution?
Diana-Airguns Support CIC Anti Poaching Project
Decisions Of The Scientific Review Group On Trade In Wild Fauna And Flora
Hunters And Anglers Pay For Conservation In Usa
News From And About Africa
The Biggest Obstacles For Africa’s Big Cats
Working Together For Migratory Birds And People Across Africa and Eurasia
Us Court Overturns Bid To Stop Importation Of Namibian Rhino Trophies
Namibia: Significant Income Stream From Trophy Hunting Projected
Zimbabwe Traditional Chiefs And EU Ambassador Van Damme In Wildlife Talks
Culling To Conserve: A Hard Truth For Lion Conservation
An Anti-Hunting Ideologue On A Flight Of Fancy
European Sustainable Use Group ESUG
Pro-Hunt Campaigning
Prince William Is Talking Sense – Trophy Hunting Is Crucial To Conservation
Hunting Is Conservation – Brussels 2016
A Taste of Colonial Elegance at Wombles Steakhouse in Bryanston
Abstracts Of Recently Published Wildlife Papers
News From And About Africa
Sporthunting In Africa Is Not The Enemy Of Biodiversity
La Chasse Sportive En Afrique N’est Pas L’ennemie De La Biodiversite
Will Keeping The Rhino Horn Trade Illegal Kill More Rhinos?
Facts Show Hunting Is Conservation At NYC Debate
Track The Impact Of Kenya’s Ivory Burn
African Lion Range State Meeting
Can There Be Sustainable Lion Hunting In Africa?
Environmental G7 Summit Reaffirms Benefits Of Sustainable Use
SA Academic Wins CIC Thesis Award
63rd General Assembly Of The CIC Affirms “Hunting Is Conservation”
Wildlife Populations Thrive In Wealthy, Urbanized Countries
A Film Everybody Should Watch: A Conservationist’s Cry
#AdamRuinsEverything … Adam On Trophy Hunting
Guidelines For Improving The Administration Of Sustainable Hunting In Sub-Saharan Africa
Peter Flack’s Hunting The Spiral Horns: Bongo & Nyala – The Elite African Trophies
Remote Identification And Measuring Of Buffalo
News From And About Africa
Fiona Capstick Receives CIC Gold Medal
WWF And Trophy Hunting
SA Hunters Concerned About New Regulations That Allow Cross-Breeding Of Wildlife
Sterile Freaks
Quarterly Update On Giant Sable
Women And Sustainable Hunting
Botswana’s Elephants And Conservation – Are Things Starting To Fall Apart?
The Hunter’s Image
CITES COP 17 And Africa
CITES: Keep Calm And Let Africa Speak
In Memory Of Our Friend Paul Olivier Craig Doria
Global Warming: Methane and Carbon Dioxide
Documentary: Custodians of Wilderness – Ethiopia
Documentary ‘TROPHY’ Premiered At The 2017 Sundance Film Festival
Why Do Hunters Choose Not To Shoot?
Accurate Buffalo Trophy Assessment
Combined Buffalo And Elephant Courses Of The Southern African Wildlife College
Abstracts Of Recently Published Wildlife Papers
News From And About Africa
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit Exposes People And Powers Behind Illegal Rhino Horn Trade
Open Letter To Ambassador Xin Shunkang Of The People’s Republic Of China To Namibia
The Fair Chase Guild – What Is It?
WESSA: How To Enhance Value Of Legal Rhino Horn
CIC U.S. Delegation Grows Exponentially In 2016
In Memoriam of Dr. Graham Child (1936-2016)
Saluting Dr. Wolfgang Burhenne 1924-2017
The Lion’s Share? On The Economic Benefits Of Trophy Hunting
Book Review: Terrestrial Gamebirds & Snipes of Africa
Ben Carter Stepping Down As DSC Executive Director
33rd Congress International Union Of Game Biologists IUGB And 14th Perdix Congress
New FACE Secretary General
Wyss Foundation Commits $65M to African Parks
Interesting Articles For African Indaba Readers
News From And About Africa
What’s The Environmental Impact Of Your Toast?
Africa’s Other Elephant Is Fading Fast
Giraffes: The Silent Extinction Of Africa’s Gentle Giants
Boone And Crockett Club On Trophies
Defining Fair Chase Behind A High Fence
The Color Game Is Over
Encore: Canned Lion Breeding And Shooting
Prides, Protection And Parks: Africa’s Protected Areas Can Support Four Times As Many Lions
House Of Commons Library Provides Fake News – MPs Misinformed On Trophy Hunting
Why Men Trophy Hunt
Culling To Conserve: A Hard Truth For Lion Conservation
The Baby And The Bathwater – Trophy Hunting, Conservation And Rural Livelihoods
People Don’t Care How Much You Know Until They Know How Much You Care!
IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Group Central Asia
The Buzzard – Newsletter Quarter 4/2018
Trophy Hunting Certification
Remaking Hunting As Human
Wild Harvest Initiative
The IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group Crossroads Blog
Conservation Measures in Afghanistan
Abstracts Of Recently Published Papers On Hunting
Book Review by Conservation Frontlines Newsroom : “CITES, Animal Rights, Sustainable Use and Conservation in Africa”
Book Review by Rosie Cooney: Poached – Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking
Custodians of Professional Hunting and Conservation – South Africa (CPHC-SA)
Hollowing Out Sustainable Use From The Inside
Sustainable Conservation of the Saker Falcon
From Angola: Palanca Negra (Giant Sable) Report – September 2018
Introduction to the New Central Asian Sustainable Use & Livelihoods Specialist Group
Community-Based Wildlife Management in Central Asia
Sustainable Use of Wild Species: A Foundation for Conservation and for Local Livelihoods
In the New Machine Age, hunting helps us accept mortality as truth
Politicizing Conservation: The Zimbabwe Elephant Conundrum
Trophy Hunting and Artificial Selection for Small Horns in Mountain Ungulates
Protecting Hunting from the Hunters
The Future for Hunting
The Ongoing Disgrace of South Africa’s Captive-Bred Lion Trade
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1-3
New Additions To The Conservation Frontlines Library
The Value of Biometric Monitoring in the Management of European Ungulates
The Shangani Sanctuary Vulture Restaurant – What’s good for the vulture is good for the hyena — and much more
Keeping It Real With Lion In Niassa
When Is It Time To Stop?
Understanding Hunting Today
Like the Stars. As New West meets Old West, conflict is the norm. It doesn’t have to be.
The State of Conservation in Oklahoma’s Most Rural Counties
Abstracts Of Recently Published Papers On Hunting
Book Review: North American Wildlife Policy and Law
Book Review: Towards a Sustainable, Participatory and Inclusive Wild Meat Sector
Book Review: Three Interesting Books on Wild Meat Processing and its Preparation in Your Kitchen
Book Review: Call of the Mild – Learning to Hunt My Own Dinner
A Duck Hunter’s Thoughts on Preparing the Bounty
On Wanting to Eat the City Deer
Hunters And Their Wild Harvest
New Chair of IUCN-SSC SULi: Dr. Dilys Roe
Fear-based Fundraising: Why Conservation Optimism is Needed More than Ever
Christmas At CITES: Santa In Sri Lanka
Elephant Hunting and Poaching in Botswana: Politics, Popular Grievances and the Power of Animal Advocacy
Reopening Botswana To Trophy Hunting Depends On U.S. Support
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1-4
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1-5
New Additions To The Conservation Frontlines Library (April)
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library May 2019
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1-6
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Hunting & Conservation
Book Review: End Of The Megafauna: The Fate Of The World’s Hugest, Fiercest, And Strangest Animals
New Partnership To Protect Underdog Species From Direct Threats – Four leading NGOs have joined forces through Restore Species to tackle illegal and unsustainable hunting & trade as well as poisoning of animal species worldwide.
Book Review: The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Returns: From Mammoth On The Menu To The Benefits Of Moose Drool
Trophy Hunting in the Greater Kruger Area – Can it serve broader conservation priorities?
Book Review: The Last Elephants
A Case for Legal Ivory Trade – ‘Ban all ivory trade, and no more deaths of these intelligent peaceful creatures due to poaching!’
The Elephant in the Room
Remarks on the Opening of Squirrel Season in Virginia – A hunter’s awakenings
Seasonal Wild Harvest – Stewed Venison Ossobuco with Tomatoes & Frascatelli
Is Field-to-Fork a Viable Alternative to Farm-to-Table
The Yellowstone Bison Range War – As the Old West collides with the New, America’s icon, the bison, is caught in the middle
Challenging Mainstream Stereotypes of Hunting – The ‘Left Coast’ of the United States has many stereotypes, but we can set the hunting one straight.
Hunt It To Save It – Many think species protection requires the ending of hunting and protection by the government. Neither are true.
Are There Species We Shouldn’t Hunt?
The African Trophy Ban Controversy: Leading Conservation through Science, not Emotion
APHA’s President Weighs in on Hunting and Conservation in Africa
Changing Public Perceptions of Hunting Around the World
Propaganda in the Trophy Hunting Debate – Card-Stacking, Cherry-Picking, Name-Calling & KISS
Big Game Hunting Still in the Headlines
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library June 2019
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1, No. 7
Frontline Dispatches – Vol 1, No. 8
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library August 2019
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library September 2019
Frontline Dispatches – September 2019 Vol. I, No. 9
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Hunting & Conservation
Book Review: Through My Eyes: Journey of a Wildlife Veterinarian
A Man of Value–Volker Grellmann—Conservationist, Farmer, Teacher, Hunter and Gentleman
False Bay: Death By A Thousand Cuts
A Rare Success–Near-extinct East African black rhino return to the wild
The Latest on Angola’s Giant Sable
Developing Countries Kick Back Against Eco-Colonialism
Safari Hunting, Conservation and Sustainability
Saving Pakistan’s Ibex Hunting Program
The Dilemmas of Wildlife Management–Human stewardship is a matter of perspective as well as needs
Momentum for Community-Based Conservation in Southern Africa Continues with Namibia’s Conservancy Forum
Hunting & Social Media: Namibia Has a Position on That–Today’s hunters must take the Worldwide Web into account
CECIL Act Would Destroy Local Conservation Programs
Trophy Hunting Bans Imperil Biodiversity
Conservationists Should Support Trophy Hunting
Protectionist NGOs Obstruct Real Conservation–And the Dunning-Kruger Effect keeps them in power
Zero Elephant Poaching in North Luangwa National Park in 2018
Frontline Dispatches – October 2019 Vol. I, No. 10
The Serengeti Rules
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library October 2019
QDMA’s Field to Fork Programm
Voices from the Frontline: Communities and Livelihoods in Botswana
Frontline Dispatches – November 2019 Vol. I, No. 11
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library November 2019
Frontline Dispatches – December 2019 Vol. I, No. 12
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library December 2019
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Hunting & Conservation
Artisanal Forest Cuisine in Nuremberg – Restaurant Waidwerk
Dzoti and Namibia’s Wildlife Successes
This Hunting Season, Thank a Private Landowner
Changes to the South African Animal Improvement Act—a Comment
South Africa regulates the ‘improvement of wild animals’—seriously?
Trophy Hunting and Conservation Science
Morality and conservation: It’s a conundrum, isn’t it?
In Southeast Alaska, a hunter searches for kinship with the wild
Drought in Damaraland threatens desert-adapted lions but also brings opportunities
Bozeman, Montana: Report from the 7th World Mountain Ungulate Conference
How hunting black rhino contributes to conservation in Namibia
ProTECT Act Does Not “Protect” Endangered Species
The Business of Conservation
Trophy Hunting: A plea to appreciate that not all is black & white
Hunting and Science in Austria—a Symbiotic Relationship
Collared Elephant Killed in Botswana’s Controlled Hunting Area NG3
What is ‘Ethical Fair-Chase Hunting’? For starters, it’s a worthy dinner-table topic
The Value of Hunting Stories for Conservation
Why Trophy Hunting Can Be Good for Animals | Adam Ruins Everything
The Response
Be like Teddy
The Colorado Model
Fate of the African Lion: Kenya
Custodians of Wilderness: Tanzania
Custodians of Wilderness: Zambezi Delta
Custodians of Wilderness: Ethiopia
Custodians of Wilderness: The Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe
Fate of the African Lion: Bubye Valley Conservancy
Fate of the African Lion: Niassa Reserve, Mozambique
Fate of the African Lion: Tanzania
Fate of the African Lion: Royal Kafue, Zambia
The White Rhino: A Conservation Success Story
The Elephant and the Pauper
The Sulieman Markhor: A Dream Deferred
Simply Conservation Part 1
Simply Conservation Part 2
Ian Player on Trade
The Tsavo Debacle
Benefits to Elephant Conservation from Safari Hunting
Sabie Game Park Mozambique
Custodians of Wilderness: Sidinda Conservancy
Transfrontier Parks
Effects of the Hunting Ban in Botswana
Elephant Enhancement: Zimbabwe
The Mulobezi Game Management Area: Zambia
CAMPFIRE: Zimbabwe
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 1
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 2
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 3
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 4
Prof. Brian Child Interview Part 5
Asaph – A Guyanese hunter and wildlife conservationist
Sustainable wildlife management in the Rupununi, Guyana
Eye of the Pangolin. The search for an animal on the edge
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library January 2020
Frontline Dispatches – January 2020 Vol. II, No. 1
The Wildlife Conservation Project: Why do we hunt Alpine Ibex?
The Wildlife Conservation Project: Value of Trophy Hunting
The Wildlife Conservation Project: Why is Sustainable Utilization of Wildlife Important?
Hunting for Wildlife Recovery
Artenschutz mit dem Gewehr – Chancen und Risiken der Trophäenjagd (in German)
Elephant translocation – Wildlife Vets Namibia
DRC Translocation 2019 – Wildlife Vets Namibia
Angola Game Translocation – Wildlife Vets Namibia
Africa begs Europe: let us hunt wildlife
Frontline Dispatches – February 2020 Vol. II, No. 2
Local Communities Conserve Their Environment, Support Their Economy
Nakatuenita: Respect A documentary film about the Innu Nation of Labrador
Countering The Argument – Humans do not Need to Hunt
The Wild Harvest Initiative® Explained by Shane Mahoney
Opportunity for All — The Story of the North American Model for Wildlife Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – March 2020 Vol. II, No. 3
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library March 2020
Tajikistan: conservation hunting, local communities and wild harvest
Traditional Ibex Shikar in Central Pamir
Wildlife of Tajikistan
Culling Deer vs. Culling Elephants
The Conservation Experience – Bighorn Sheep Collaring South Dakota Badlands
Adjusting the Narrative
The Wildlife Conservation Project: Grizzly
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Hunting & Conservation
Letters to the Editor
‘A Springbok which is White, People Do Not Kill It’ – Contrasting attitudes of colonizer and colonized towards mammal anomalies
Do you know the Samoan Dodo?
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Resolution on the Sustainable Use of Wildlife
The Sounds of Science and Hunting
USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith Addresses Boone and Crockett Club
Book Review:Humans and Lions – Conflict, Conservation and Coexistence
Book Review: Rowland Ward’s Record of Big Game
US Senate Passes a Comprehensive Sporting-Conservation Package
Staying in the Game – Financing the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Motivation vs. Justification: Hunting from the Heart
An African Conservation Tool
Elephants: A Crisis of Too Many, Not Too Few
Hunters are the Original Conservationists
Meet a Vegetarian Hunter
Saving the ‘Middle Ground’
Modern-Day Grizzly Bear Reality
Namibia’s Black Rhino Custodianship Program
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library April 2020
Frontline Dispatches – April 2020 Vol. II, No. 4
Cameras in West Africa Show Human Impact
Migration Corridors: Connecting Wildlife and People of New Mexico
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library May 2020
Frontline Dispatches – May 2020 Vol. II, No. 5
Open letter to World Health Organisation and United Nations Environment Programme
Garth Owen-Smith and Margaret Jacobsohn: 1993 Goldman Prize winners, Namibia
Garth Owen Smith
Peter Beard – A Wild Life
Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa 2015: Garth Owen-Smith
Himalayan Lynx Filmed Hunting Markhor in Pakistan for First Time
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library June 2020
Frontline Dispatches – June 2020 Vol. II, No. 6
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
Book Review: Saving Species on Private Lands – Unlocking Incentives to Conserve Wildlife and Their Habitats
Sending Them Safely Down to be Caught another Day
Hunting for Conservation Solutions
Farming Wild Animals – Is China the model for South Africa?
An African Conservation Hero: Garth Owen-Smith
“The Namibian Leopard: National Census & Sustainable Hunting Practices”
How Many Leopards are in Namibia? Understanding the science, countering the critics
“They make a desert, and call it peace.” The Legacy of Peter Beard
Traditional Knowledge Complements Modern Wildlife Conservation in the Pamirs
Animals large and small once covered North America’s prairies – and in some places, they could again
The Oldest Story Ever Recorded is a Hunting Narrative
Hunting and Fishing Provide Food Security During COVID-19
Saving Wildlife—and People—One Snare at a Time
COVID-19 increases the pressure: Botswana’s Rhino-Poaching Crisis
Select Study: To Conserve Tigers and Prey in the Russian Far East
Frontline Dispatches – July 2020 Vol. II, No. 7
Frontline Dispatches – August 2020 Vol. II, No. 8
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library August 2020
Frontline Dispatches – September 2020 Vol. II, No. 9
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
October Update: Amur Tiger Prey Study
Meet the Mule, ‘Domestic Facilitator’ to Wilderness Experiences
Conservation Challenges for the Roan Antelope
Africa’s Wild Dogs — A Survival Story
Recycling Safari-Style in Botswana
Human Relationships with Wildlife in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
A Central Asia Conservation Initiative from the Wild Sheep Foundation
The Companies We Keep: Politics and Inclusion in Hunting
An Invasive Species is Fueling Western Wildfires
Film Review: Being Mule Deer: ‘Deer 139’
The Great American Outdoors Act Becomes Law
Ban on Hunting Trophies Risks Funding for Healthy African Ecosystems
Trophy Hunting – A Complex Picture
The San of Southern Africa – Among the Bushmen, nature is appreciated, respected, honored and revered.
Film Review: ‘The Edge of Existence’
The Great Elephant Balancing Act
Science be Damned?
Frontline Dispatches – October 2020 Vol. II, No. 10
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library October 2020
Let Africans Decide
Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library November 2020
Frontline Dispatches – November 2020 Vol. II, No. 11
Edge of Existence Extended Trailer
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library December 2020
Frontline Dispatches – December 2020 Vol. II, No. 12
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library January 2021
Frontline Dispatches – January 2021 Vol. III, No. 1
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
Earth Medicine – A Poem from Indian Country
A Matter of Taste – Wild game meat, the consumption thereof, is important in Germany—and should be worldwide.
A Better Way to Manage Species Names in IUCN – What’s in a name? A great deal, it turns out.
Serious Social Media Consequences – One country’s crackdown on anti-hunting Internet abuse
The Wild Goats and Sheep of the Caucasus – Conservation in these remote mountain biodiversity hotspots remains a challenge.
COVID-19’s Impacts on African Conservation – A perfect storm for wildlife, wildlands and rural communities
One Solution Does Not Fit All Problems – Another wake-up call for African conservation
Film Review: ‘Public Trust: The Fight for America’s Public Lands’
Book Review: Unfair Game: An Exposé of South Africa’s Captive-Bred Lion Industry
The Conservation Evidence Project – Conservation is working, but we need you to help fill the surprising gaps in our knowledge base.
American Wildlife Conservation Partners’ To-Do List – Every four years, AWCP reminds the new administration of its responsibilities to conservation
The US Congress Sporting-Conservation Report Card – Bipartisanship thrives in Washington, DC, in support of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
Hunting for Myself in the High Montana Sagebrush – A hunter celebrates a new vision of queerness and rural culture.
The Battle inside CITES – Southern African conservationists are at war with animal-rights NGOs.
Appreciating Nuance – The Difference Between Animal Rights And Animal Welfare
January Update: Amur Tiger Prey Study – A small upload of camera-trap results
A New Partnership: CFL and UM – Our team gains some impressive conservation muscle
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library February 2021
Public Trust: The Fight for America’s Public Lands
Frontline Dispatches – February 2021 Vol. III, No. 2
A Breathtaking Monarch Butterfly Swarm
How hunting pays for African wildlife
The Last Free Rhinos Part 1
Denizens of the Steep
Frontline Dispatches – March 2021 Vol. III, No. 3
Frontline Dispatches – April 2021 Vol. III, No. 4
The Last Free Rhinos Part 2
Hunting Expressed in Music: And both captured on video
Abstracts of Recently Published Papers on Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
Book Review: From the Veld–Recipes and Reflections from Namibia
Book Review: Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods
Book Review: Humans and Hyenas: Monster or Misunderstood
Photogrammetry for Wildlife Data Collection–A ‘non-invasive’ method for measuring deer antlers
Building Landscapes of Coexistence–Anthropogenic resistance helps determine where wildlife could safely move within a landscape
Film Review ‘The Eagle Huntress’
The Disappearing Giraffe–They were right there and then . . . they weren’t
The ‘Feathered Lion’–Meet another African apex predator and conservation priority—the ‘crazy cool’ southern ground hornbill
A Conservation Paradox–The pros and cons of recreational hunting
Hunting + Fishing = Biodiversity–Amplifying the voices and impacts of American sportsmen and women through ‘30 by 30’ policy initiatives
WSF Joins HuntFish30x30
Botswana’s Varying Elephant Population(s)–The numbers are all over the place—are they being manipulated?
The Story Behind Namibia’s Elephant Auction– Facts are important—and Namibian conservation could do with fewer critics and more supporters
Hunters and Wildlife Conservation in America–Will wildlife conservation survive the evolution of outdoor recreation?
The Truth: Conservation’s Biggest Weapon–Misinformation leads to devastating real-world impacts
Science + Celebrity for Conservation–A call for partnership based on knowledge, not opposition driven by emotion
Cooperative Conservation–It’s what defines the hunting narrative
Hunting, Trophy and Other–A primer for the non-hunter. It may—or may not—be what you think.
Conservation 101: Do you know the difference between conservation and preservation?
Communication hubs of an asocial cat are the source of a human-carnivore conflict and key to its solution
Research for conservation: a science-based solution to the farmer-cheetah conflict in Namibia
Evolutionary wildlife research for conservation – our mission for the anthropocene
The last free rhinos Episode 3
Conservation Hunting (Tajikistan-2016)
Conservation’s Latest Problem? Not Enough Hunters
Frontline Dispatches – May 2021 Vol. III, No. 5
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library May 2021
Community rights and wildlife conservation – #SWMProgramme approach
Build back better in a post-COVID-19 world – #SWMProgramme
Frontline Dispatches – June 2021 Vol. III, No. 6
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library June 2021
Trophy hunting: how it can protect Africa’s wildlife
Faster Than The Wind
Zimbabwe’s Elephant Problem | State of the Nation
Frontline Dispatches – July 2021 Vol. III, No. 7
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library July 2021
Pongo the Stolen Orangutan: How Law Can Heal
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library July 2021 Part 2
Changes at the Conservation Frontlines Newsroom
Book Review: Beloved Beasts—Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
Student-led Initiative in Montana makes Hunting More Accessible for Peers
Positive Outlook for the Southern Bald Ibis
Scimitar Horned Oryx—Five years on
An Open Letter by the African Professional Hunters’ Association
A ‘Dark Ages’ of wildlife management descends on the West
Conservation versus profit: South Africa’s ‘unique’ game offer a sobering lesson
UK charity raises funds at expense of Africans
Elephants are thriving in Namibia
Counting Sheep: Research pioneers promising new wildlife survey method
Hunters and Anglers need to be on Frontlines of Biodiversity Conservation
Suing to protect valuable wildlife
New Additions to the Conservation Frontlines Library August 2021
Frontline Dispatches – August 2021 Vol. III, No. 8
Wild Allies
Stories of the Wild
Frontline Dispatches – September 2021 Vol. III, No. 9
Think white-tailed deer were always so common? Think again!
Kiss the Ground Film Trailer
Waterfowl Fall Flight Analysis
Frontline Dispatches – October 2021 Vol. III, No. 10
Endangered Species
Partnering Up
Fall Bird Migration
Frontline Dispatches – November 2021 Vol. III, No. 11
Frontline Dispatches – December 2021 Vol. III, No. 12
Hibernation
Defending against predators
Frontline Dispatches – January 2022 Vol. IV, No. 1
A Need For Speed
Frontline Dispatches – February 2022 Vol. IV, No. 2
Gobble, Drum, Boom
Frontline Dispatches – March 2022 Vol. IV, No. 3
Frontline Dispatches – April 2022 Vol. IV, No. 4
Wildlife Corridors Threatened In Ukraine
War Threatens Ukraine’s Wildlife
Frontline Dispatches – May 2022 Vol. IV, No. 5
The American Bison
Frontline Dispatches – June 2022 Vol. IV, No. 6
Keystone Species
An Update from the Editor
Frontline Dispatches – July 2022 Vol. IV, No. 7
Subsistence Hunting
Frontline Dispatches – August 2022 Vol. IV, No. 8
‘Wildlife Warriors’ —that is, Game Wardens
Waste Not, Want Not
Science v. Emotion in Conservation
Invasive Species
Frontline Dispatches – October 2022 Vol. IV, No. 10
Antlers—or Horns?
Frontline Dispatches – Template
Frontline Dispatches – November 2022 Vol. IV, No. 11
Migration—it’s not just for the birds
Frontline Dispatches – December 2022 Vol. IV, No. 12
A Chance to Stop Chronic Wasting Disease
CWD—Chronic Wasting Disease—is killing wildlife
Community-Based Conservation in Pakistan– here, sustainability means ‘If it pays, it stays.’
Biodiversity
Frontline Dispatches – February 2023 Vol. V, No. 2
Wildlife Crossings
Frontline Dispatches – March 2023 Vol. V, No. 3
Sustainable Use
Frontline Dispatches – April 2023 Vol. V, No. 4
Fire
Frontline Dispatches – May 2023 Vol. V, No. 5
Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Frontline Dispatches – June 2023 Vol. V, No. 6
Deer Population Explosion
Frontline Dispatches – July 2023 Vol. V, No. 7
Wild Mammals vs. Livestock
Frontline Dispatches – August 2023 Vol. V, No. 8
Community-Based Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – September 2023 Vol. V, No. 9
Hunting vs. Poaching
Frontline Dispatches – November 2023 Vol. V, No. 11
Game Meat Donations
To Save the World’s Rarest Bear
Saving Wetlands One Stamp at a Time
Frontline Dispatches – December 2023 Vol. V, No. 12
Wildlife Theft
Frontline Dispatches – January 2024 Vol. VI, No. 1
Why Do Beavers Build Dams?
Frontline Dispatches – February 2024 Vol. VI, No. 2
Why do black bears sleep so long in winter?
Frontline Dispatches – March 2024 Vol. VI, No. 3
Why do some mammals live in groups?
Frontline Dispatches – April 2024 Vol. VI, No. 4
How do we Fund Wildlife Conservation?
Why do Elk ‘Bugle?’
Frontline Dispatches – May 2024
The Cost Of Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – June 2024
The Role of Wildlife in Ecosystems
Do Hunting-Trophy Import Bans Have the Intended Effect?
Frontline Dispatches – July 2024
The Tough Choices of Saving Wildlife
Frontline Dispatches – August 2024
Wild harvest
Frontline Dispatches – September 2024
AI in wildlife conservation
Frontline Dispatches – October 2024
Apps For the Great Outdoors
Frontline Dispatches – November 2024
Outdoor Recreation? It’s Only Natural!
Drones Flying to Prominence in Wildlife Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – December 2024
A Pantry of Plants: A Quick Guide to Wild Foraging
Like the Wildlife They Study, Professionals Come in All Shapes and Sizes
Frontline Dispatches – January 2025
The What and Why of Wildlife Harvesting 
What is Wildlife Tracking?
Frontline Dispatches – February 2025
When Management is Too Successful: A Michigan Case Study
What’s In a Name? A Closer Look at the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
Frontline Dispatches – March 2025
Ecotourism: Photography and Hunting in Namibia
Fur or Faux: The Hairy Debate
Frontline Dispatches – April 2025
Subsistence Use: The What, Where and Why
What Are Three Ways to Improve Wildlife Conservation?
Frontline Dispatches – May 2025
Rewilding the UK: Bringing Back the Elk
The Pronghorn Antelope Path: Securing Success in Wyoming
Axis Deer and Hawaii’s Conservation Struggle
Sheep Grazing Threatens Bighorns, Court Says
Elk in the East: A Remarkable Conservation Comeback
Reviving Bobwhite Quail: How Working Lands Are Leading the Way
How Antelope Thrive in Namibia’s Harsh Wilderness
Bighorn Sheep: Where Management Meets Preservation
Red Wolf Recovery: A Cautionary Tale
Frontline Dispatches – June 2025
From Success to Strain: The Whitetail Deer Dilemma
Colorado’s First Elk Migration Agreement
Why Land Conservation in Texas Matters More Than Ever
Heritage and Conservation in Nunavut’s Arctic Landscape
Resilience in the Desert: The Story of the Desert Bighorn Sheep
Kenya’s Black Rhinos: A New Beginning
Safeguarding the Future of Elk in North America