SCI’s Marc Watts conducts a conservation conversation with Botwana’s leading wildlife and elephant expert. They discuss habitat, elephant population and the role hunting plays in managing wildlife. This interview was conducted in Washington D.C., prior to Mr. Mbaiwa’s presentation which he made to the International Wildlife Conservation Council, an advisory body to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in September 2018.
SCI’s Marc Watts conducts a conservation with Zimbabwe’s leading ecologist and wildlife expert Rose Chikerema. They discuss wildlife, the country’s successful conservation practices and the role hunters play in preserving survivability of species. This interview was conducted in Washington D.C., prior to Ms. Chikerema’s presentation which she made to the International Wildlife Conservation Council, an advisory body to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in September 2018.
SCI’s Marc Watts conducts a conservation conversation with Tanzania’s leading wildlife expert, Imani Richard Nkuwi. Mr. Nkuwi, a Director of TAWA, discusses with Watts how the 2014 importation ban on Tanzania lion and elephant trophies into the U.S. has impacted his country, its wildlife populations, the ability for communities to sustain a livelihood and poaching. The Tanzania government is asking the U.S. to lift the ban. This revealing interview was conducted in Washington D.C. following Mr. Nkuwi’s presentation which he made to the International Wildlife Conservation Council, an advisory body to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in September 2018.
SCI’s Marc Watts conducts the latest in his series of conservation conversations with Namibia’s leading wildlife expert Maxi Pia Louise. They discuss the community’s role in preserving animal populations, anti-poaching and why Namibia’s unique approaches to conserving wildlife are making a difference. Video footage Courtesy of NACSO.org, Wilderness Safaris, Emaneul Kapp Productions, & Schoenfield Safaris via NACSO.org.