Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking and Security in Africa: Myths and Realities
Cathy Haenlein, "Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking and Security in Africa: Myths and Realities "
English | ISBN: 1138743771 | 2016 | 120 pages | EPUB | 591 KB
English | ISBN: 1138743771 | 2016 | 120 pages | EPUB | 591 KB
A worldwide surge in poaching and wildlife trafficking is threatening to decimate endangered species. This crisis also threatens the security of human beings in ways ignored until recently by decision-makers slow to begin to treat what is typically viewed as a ‘conservation issue’ as serious crime.
Over the past decade, as the scale and profitability of poaching and wildlife trafficking have grown, politicians, journalists and campaigners throughout the world have begun to take notice – they are offering striking appraisals of the threat posed not only to endangered species but also to human populations. Many of these appraisals, however, are made in the absence of a detailed body of empirical research and analysis to underpin them. The result is the growth of a range of myths and misperceptions around the security threats posed, particularly as they relate to Africa.
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