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Innovation in Wildlife Management
Raising Coral, Restoring Reefs
PERC Enviropreneur Institute alum Brett Howell is developing a market for coral reef restoration off Florida’s coast. If the reefs rebound and new coral grows, they will not only improve the habitat for marine animals but also improve business prospects for dive shops, fishing boats, and ocean side hotels and restaurants.
Namibia’s Twenty-year Experiment with Fisheries
Laura Huggins speaks on the John Batchelor Show about Namibia’s twenty-year experiment with an exclusive fishing zone, and how that has improved the local fisheries.
One step forward, two steps back on World Oceans Day
US Congress passes legislation opposing catch share fisheries one of the most promising management schemes for protecting fisheries and marine habitat
The sport of kings
By Terry Anderson I am planning a trip to Spain to archery hunt for Spanish ibex, a magnificent wild goat. The hunt will cost several thousand dollars, not counting the money for airfare, hotels, and food. I’m wondering, however, if I should still go or cancel the trip and follow the lead of Spain’s KingContinue reading “The sport of kings”
Sammy’s Suzuki
Maasai are incresaing their incomes by using a portion of their grazing land for wildlife viewing by tourists.
Squeezing Profits from Endangered Species
A savvy new breed of capitalist is using incentives such as mitigation credits to protect critical habitat and earn profits.
Bye, bye bison
Just as the market brought the bison to near extinction, so too has it brought them back from the brink.
The ark in dry dock
Retooling the Endangered Species Act
Hunting Endangered Species
The scimitar horned oryx, the addax, the dama gazelle—endangered animals one would expect to encounter in Africa. Yet, as some Texas ranches are proving, helping to bring back large numbers of these endangered species can be a profitable pastime. As this 60 Minutes segment shows, by allowing a number of these animals to be hunted forContinue reading “Hunting Endangered Species”