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Enforcement: is more always better?

17/03/2022

Malta is renowned as a “blackspot” for illegal bird hunting. This article describes Malta’s current enforcement efforts which, assisted by the Army, and surveillance technology such as drones, and have likely led to a reduction in crime. However, this article also describes how current conservation policies are being counterproductive. They are fostering a culture of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Biodiversity, Bird, Conservation, Hunting, Malta, Mediterranean, science, widllife

Understanding the public debate about trophy hunting in China as a rural development mechanism

29/09/2020

This NEW paper in Animal Conservation looks at the trade-offs made by people in China across rural and urban areas when it comes to the use of trophy hunting. Download it here! The use of trophy hunting as a wildlife management option has been a highly controversial topic, especially in southern Africa, but trophy hunting … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: china, choice experiment, Hunting, research, trophy

To Ban or Not to Ban: is That the Question?

11/04/2018

The tiny Mediterranean country of Malta is often on the news for the trials and tribulations involving birds, hunters and conservationists. After a 2015 national referendum on Spring hunting ended with a very (very) narrow victory for the hunting camp, there are now discussions around the possibility of a second referendum on the same issue. … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: ban, Bird, Conservation, Hunting, isles of the left, Malta, migratory, NGO

The Maltese Falcon

24/12/2015

The Portuguese Falconry association has recently published in their NEBRI Magazine an article I wrote on the historical tradition of falconry in Malta. This Mediterranean country has a rich history around its birds of prey, and at one time in its history it was under the control of an Italian king that asked of Malta … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Associação, Bird, Falcoaria, Falconry, Hunting, Malta, Portugal

Why killing lions like Cecil may actually be good for conservation

30/07/2015

Niki Rust, University of Kent and Diogo Veríssimo, Georgia State University The death of a celebrity often makes the headlines, but it is less common that the death of wild animal has the same effect. However, it appears that the entire world has mourned the loss of Cecil the lion, killed on a private game … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Africa, Biodiversity, cecil, Conservation, conversation, Diogo Verissimo, Hunting, lion, Niki Rust, trophy, zimbabwe

Research makes the Maltese TV

10/05/2015

Maltese News Channel ONE News covered our article on the Conservation on how the use of military metaphors is changing the ability to stakeholders to engage in negotiation!  Really great to see out reflections get to the mainstream media!

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Biodiversity, Bird, Black Stork Down, Conservation, conversation, Diogo Verissimo, Environment, Hunting, Malta, NGO

Black Stork Down: the trap of communicating the Wildlife Wars

07/03/2015

By Diogo Veríssimo, Georgia State University and Brian Campbell, University of Kent As the world’s tigers, elephants, rhinos and pangolins continue to be poached, smuggled and sold, wildlife conservationists have declared war on wildlife trafficking and illegal hunting. These “wildlife wars” have received wide media coverage and led to an exceptional increase in enforcement through, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Biodiversity, Biological Conservation, Bird, conflict, Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, Hunting, Malta, sustainability

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