Cecil, 5 Years Later

Cecil, 5 Years Later

by | Jul 2, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation

Cecil, 5 years later Do you remember the famous killing of Cecil the Lion? There was hope within the conservation world that this incident would be the catalyst to ignite change within the US regarding endangered species regulations. Did that happen? On July 1st,...
Nature, in Captivity

Nature, in Captivity

by | Jun 4, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation

Zoos are a paradoxical entity in that our desire for the continued freedom of wild animals has strangely come to justify their captivity, legitimizing domestication, in that, the zoo animal enters the stage as a monument to the wild animal’s disappearance in...
What is Wildlife Crime? Part 2

What is Wildlife Crime? Part 2

by | Apr 4, 2020 | Wildlife Crime

The academic study of wildlife crime falls between two distinct disciplines: criminology and conservation science. Traditionally, the discipline of criminology has focused on the study of conventional street crimes (e.g. robbery and burglary); criminal law has been...
What is Wildlife Crime? Part 1

What is Wildlife Crime? Part 1

by | Mar 27, 2020 | Wildlife Crime

As a wildlife criminologist I investigate how the poaching and trafficking of wild animals is facilitated, with the goal of applying contextually specific measures to help combat it. Wildlife crime is a complex and growing phenomenon but has only recently garnered...