In 2016, Lulingu was saved by the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center (GRACE), the world's only sanctuary for Grauer’s gorillas, a Critically Endangered ape that only lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This article describes how a participatory action research project, the Zambezi Valley Advocacy Project, assisted the process of improving the autonomy of communities over wildlife management issues in the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe.

This Biodiversity Research Paper explores the roles communities do and should play in countering wildlife crime, motivations, and benefits for individuals and communities to engage in anti-poaching and anti-trafficking efforts, and risks and mitigation of risks associated with involvement.

The authors look at the success in two protected areas in India, the Gorumara National Park and Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. Since 1990 the rhino populations have continued to rise, with 43 and 150 rhinos respectively, and poaching of the greater one-horned rhino extremely low.

The roles citizens should play in preventing crime, enforcing laws, apprehending criminals, and promoting citize safety have long been debated and have changed over time.

The ‘holy grail’ of sustainable development conjures up an image of an informed community, not just managing their own natural resources well but also proactively engaged in driving a conservation agenda, which yields benefits for both the people and wildlife supported by that environment.

The Veun Sai-Siem Pang Conservation Area is located in North East Cambodia and is subject to intrusion from outsiders (new migrants, loggers), corruption and poaching.

The ‘ghost of the mountain’, as the enigmatic and elusive snow leopard is known, ekes out an existence in some of the harshest environments on earth, ranging across vast tracts of the remote and rocky mountain habitats of Central Asia.

The UK Government hosted an international conference about the illegal wildlife trade from 11 to 12 October 2018. The conference brought together global leaders to help eradicate illegal wildlife trade and better protect the world’s most iconic species from the threat of extinction.

When trophy hunting is well-regulated and properly managed, it can deliver the triple benefits of providing sustainable livelihood opportunities for communities, encouraging the protection of wildlife populations, and maintaining natural ecosystems.