The Treatment of Snake Envenomation in Southern Africa
Dr. John Pridgeon Having been a keen amateur herpetologist, since before I could spell the word snake, the treatment of that potentially fatal mishap called “a snake bite” has always…
Warden Ron Thomson’s letter to the UK government on the folly of a hunting ban.
| Hannes Wessels | An Explanatory Report for Ellie Goodchild Re: DEFRA, the British Parliament & the Banning of Hunting Trophies to the UK campaign. Dear Ms. Goodchild, I must…
Hunting the Hunter
Hannes Wessels It appears there is an urgent international manhunt under way to find the professional hunter responsible for the death of ‘Mopane’. The lion was killed last month near…
A Hunter’s Story of Saving a Wilderness
by Hannes Wessels Barrie Duckworth may have shot more elephant than any man alive today. It is a part of his life that he does not regret, nor does he…
The Elephant Crisis
by Hannes Wessels In 1900, soon after the Europeans arrived in what is now Zimbabwe there were few elephant recorded south of the Zambezi as a result of the once…
The Villains Who Care.
by Hannes Wessels I’ve said it before, but I think I can confidently state that I belong to one of the most hated minorities on the planet. Born in Rhodesia,…
To Cull Or Not To Cull?
by Hannes Wessels With anger I reacted to the recent headline-news regarding the ongoing and contentious issue of whether to cull elephant or not cull them. We here in Africa…
Clem Coetzee; Master of the Game.
Hannes Wessels I wrote this article many years ago when Clem was still alive and almost by accident picked it up on Facebook. I find it hard to believe it…
For Wildlife and White Men the end maybe nigh.
by Hannes Wessels It has taken the well publicised murder of Tristan Voorspuy on the Laikipia Plateau to draw attention to the recent ‘land invasions’ in northern Kenya which provide…
Conservation Heroes and a Legacy Squandered
by Hannes Wessels Leafing through the pages of Mike Bromwich’s detailed history covering the lives of the men and women who staffed the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, first…