Kevin Thomas recalls the introduction he had to hunting as a youngster in Africa, and wonders if his sons will have been the last generation to experience it in the old way
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Why one hunter is worth 1,500 tourists
A poaching-threatened reserve in the Greater Kruger area in South Africa made a shocking discovery about the true price of phototourism in the region
The rhino’s last stand: Witnessing the danger African anti-poaching units face every day
Ahead of launching Sporting Rifle’s 2018 auction to raise funds for Save The Rhino, editor-in-chief Peter Carr outlines the experiences of Big Game Parks in Swaziland
Seeing the unseen
On a close-up warthog and gemsbok follow-up, Daryl Crimp is in awe of the incredible powers of perception African PHs and trackers possess
Elephant in the room
Recounting his first close encounter with elephants, Byron Pace contemplates the challenges facing their very survival, and why hunting them offers hope for the species’ future
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Posted in Conservation, Features
Posted in Conservation, Features
Culture clash: NZ hunter on plainsgame safari in Africa
Daryl Crimp finds himself turned on his head by Africa, coming face-to-face with a wide variety of antelope species – everything except his chosen kudu
Killing fields: The big game hunters who are fighting poachers in southern Africa
Paying hunters play a critical role in helping rid the African safari scene of its biggest scourge: inhumane poachers with their deadly traps. Professional Hunter Kevin Thomas witnesses their efforts first-hand
In the Buffalo herd
Kevin Thomas is ready for his close-up – and he gets less than 40 metres away from an old dagha boy on a hunt in Zimbabwe’s Bubye Valley Conservancy After about three hours of tracking, we finally closed with the…
‘Blood ivory’ destruction in Times Square signals renewed efforts to curb poaching
Over 900kg of illegally poached ‘blood ivory’ was destroyed in front of crowds in New York’s Time Square on Friday
