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Keith Somerville, The Conversation

South Africa’s first online rhino horn auction did little to end poaching (and could even worsen it)

The first online rhino auction in South Africa wasn't a success. This has done very little to help rhinos.

Keith Somerville, The Conversation
· Aug 31, 2017 · 11:30 pm
Zimbabwe’s plan to sell elephants to China to settle debts isn’t illegal, but it’s certainly harmful

The export of live animals seems more related to profit than sustainable use conservation.

Keith Somerville, The Conversation
· Jan 09, 2017 · 11:30 pm
How Africa’s 1990s ‘poster boys’ of democracy are slipping back on their promise

Hopes for strong democratic systems in Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda are fading.

Keith Somerville, The Conversation
· Jul 31, 2016 · 11:30 pm