Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture
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“Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture”
Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp wants South Africa’s wildlife ranching industry transferred to his department. Behind the rhetoric of economic growth and sustainable use lies a potentially far-reaching attempt to redefine wildlife as an agricultural commodity, raising serious constitutional, ecological and ethical questions.
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