Archive for March, 2010

TO FILM OR NOT TO FILM? (Part 3)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

What qualities should one expect in a professional wildlife videographer? What constitutes a good cameraman? Aside from being conversant with his/her equipment a hunting videographer needs to be personable and have the ability to remain calm and steady in times of stress. Those who are methodical, some call it anal, in their approach to... »

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Biome Management. (Part 3).

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Two schools of thought have developed about the provision of artificial water in a national park. The first says that ‑ in compliance with the international dogma ‑ no artificial water supplies should be provided. Others ‑ like me ‑believe water should be provided to the extent that it becomes a non‑limiting factor. The... »

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Tembo: Use or Lose

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The next Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP 15) takes place in Doha, Qatar from 13-25 March 2010. The governments of Tanzania and Zambia have each submitted a proposal, for consideration at this meeting, that the elephant be down-listed from Appendix I to Appendix II within their countries, as both populations no longer... »

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