The Art Of Conservation

Simon Borchert & Shannon Elizabeth
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The Art Of Conservation

A podcast dedicated to the relentless pursuit of truth as we create meaningful discussions around the most important conservation and environmental issues of our time with the objective of inspiring unity and action in protecting our natural world.

  1. Conservation News 07-05-2023

    07/05/2023

    Conservation News 07-05-2023

    We recap the vicuna vs rhino horn trade debate from episode 6. National Geographic cut all staff writers – and no-one is happy about it. Rhino stockpiles were raided in South Africa. Can't say we didn't see this coming... And again it's an inside job. New York DEC puts confiscated ivory on display, but is it a good idea? Conservation struggles in UK and Scotland, illustrating again that the challenge is indeed global. GEF launches new fund that raises hope, but will the funds get to tho...

    1h 1m
  2. S3 E6 - Conservation News 06-22-2023

    06/27/2023

    S3 E6 - Conservation News 06-22-2023

    The trade in the South American vicūna is often used as an example of how lifting trade bans can help people and animals alike, but is it a fair comparison for the rhino horn trade debate? Namibia is planning a mass dehorning. Is the government of that country bolstering rhino horn stockpiles ahead of their next effort to open trade? A recent study answers the question of what impact does dehorning have on rhino behavior. Rhino poaching gang sentenced to terms ranging from 16-20 ye...

    1h 3m
  3. S3 E5 - Conservation News 06-06-2023

    06/06/2023

    S3 E5 - Conservation News 06-06-2023

    Poaching kingpin arrested. A recent report highlights the dynamic nature of global rhino horn seizures, with interesting results. With COVID having little impact on the size and frequency of seizures, we ask, yet again, why are we not inspecting and accounting for stockpiled rhino horn? Poached rhino horn transport is changing. Transit routes are evolving but what is influencing this? Yet another article about the claimed values of trophy hunting ignores the consistent fight to deregulate the...

    1h 5m
  4. S3 E4 - Conservation News 05-24-2023

    05/24/2023

    S3 E4 - Conservation News 05-24-2023

    A break through in the rhino poaching crisis with an arrest in South Africa’s eastern cape province. What will it mean to poaching activity in the area? Do new game fences work to slow poaching? We question the recent investments in new security fences to protect rhino. A recent and seemingly bizarre series of events has seen a dramatic intervention with the new proposed changes to TOPS (Threatened Or Protected Species) regulations. What actually happened and what does it mean for conse...

    1h 4m
  5. S3 E3 - Conservation News 05-09-2023

    05/09/2023

    S3 E3 - Conservation News 05-09-2023

    Episode 2 of this season attracted a lot of interest and comment, we answer your questions in this episode: The Platinum Rhino auction fails to solicit a successful bidder – what’s next for Hume and his rhino? We give the updates. Rhino Horn trade is unlikely, but the current revenue models are also flawed – what are the challenges in innovating a new approach where renewables, carbon markets, ESG investments and the like are combined? Why is trade so challenging, surely we can flood th...

    54 min
  6. S3 E2 - Conservation News 04-26-2023

    04/26/2023

    S3 E2 - Conservation News 04-26-2023

    With the world’s largest rhino breeding facility up for auction, the team discusses the potential outfall of this huge event. Love him or hate him, John Hume plays an important role in rhino conservation. His often brash commitment to opening rhino horn trade has no doubt contributed to the divisiveness in rhino conservation., but one thing that cannot be denied is his success in breeding rhino on an enormous scale. With public opinion divided as ever, it is important to understand how ...

    1h 6m
  7. S3 E1 - Conservation News 04-12-2023

    04/12/2023

    S3 E1 - Conservation News 04-12-2023

    Munu the blind black rhino finds a new home. The team contemplates the “region beta paradox” as a reason why we don’t see sufficient urgency and how this influences donor expectations in conservation circles. Julian Rademeyr’s latest report showcases a grim reality of corruption and its influence on wildlife crime around Kruger National Park. In the weeks after the release, alleged kingpin, Chief Clyde Mnisi, is assassinated and shortly thereafter his wife is gunned down in her home. W...

    1 hr
  8. S2 E23 - The Weekly News 07-13-2022 with Simon Borchert, Shannon Elizabeth & Peter Borchert

    07/13/2022

    S2 E23 - The Weekly News 07-13-2022 with Simon Borchert, Shannon Elizabeth & Peter Borchert

    Minister Barbara Creecy, South Africa’s minister of the Department of Environment Forest and Fisheries, recently released the much-anticipated white paper that addresses the “One Welfare” commitment she made over a year ago. And it is a big step forward. We unpack the white paper and what it means for conservation efforts as well as issues of sentience and socio-economic transformation. Research suggests that Botswana’s reintroduction of trophy hunting has not worked in its promise to o...

    1h 3m
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    A podcast dedicated to the relentless pursuit of truth as we create meaningful discussions around the most important conservation and environmental issues of our time with the objective of inspiring unity and action in protecting our natural world.

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    • Creator
      Simon Borchert & Shannon Elizabeth
    • Years Active
      2020 - 2023
    • Episodes
      75
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