What’s in a name? When it comes to the brutal struggle for survival of one of Africa’s most endangered species, Shakespeare’s answer to his own enduring question would appear to count for nought — the painted wolf, if we still were to call it the African wild dog, would smell nowhere near as sweet.
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In the arid north of Kenya, Trinnie Cartland is preparing to scale up her organic acacia honey business. She tells me that local communities have been keen to work with her: many young people are looking for alternatives to livestock farming. There’s high demand for honey in Kenya, where prices are similar to those in Europe and beekeepers can make good money.
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Across the world, migratory animals like wildebeest – which rely on movement to find food, water and calving grounds – are under threat.
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Soaring input prices over the past 2 years have been a concern for many producers, and for dairy farmers the cost of fertiliser has been a huge challenge.
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Trophy hunting is a controversial and multifaceted subject.
As conservationists and rangers work around the clock to protect Africa’s rhinos, scientists on the other side of the globe are attempting to unravel different aspects of the trade: including the perspectives and market preferences from actual consumers of rhino horn.
