Day: February 1, 2018

New research questions assumptions about bushmeat hunting in the Global South

New research questions assumptions about bushmeat hunting in the Global South

As much as 150 million rural households across the Global South may be involved in bushmeat hunting, new studies led by the University of Copenhagen find. Hunting is prevalent in the 24 countries surveyed but only providing a small contribution to households and mainly for subsistence rather than for trade. The studies thus contradict earlier…

Malawi’s Wildlife Crime Justice Programme Produces Record Results

Malawi’s Wildlife Crime Justice Programme Produces Record Results

A wildlife crime case review has highlighted the remarkable impact of Malawi’s new court initiatives, with the percentage of custodial sentences passed rising from 3% to 77% since the launch of court monitoring and public-private prosecutions in July 2016. The results indicated that the court programme was also effective in isolation from other initiatives recently…