Whiteboard Presentations (Kevin and Alec)

In the afternoon yesterday, we had two more student presentations from Kevin and Alec. Kevin spoke on the significance of African lions to the financial viability of trophy hunting, focusing on five southern African countries: Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. His article examined the economics surrounding hunting safaris in these five countries, assessing the amount of income earned and the costs incurred by these operations. With some operations charging $3,000 a day for a three week excursion, the trophy hunting industry has a significant economic influence in southern Africa.

Alec presented next on the impacts of human sprawl in wilderness buffer zones, regions that are established in the surrounding areas of national parks and game reserves. His article focused on the Wildlife Management Areas associated with the Moremi Game Reserve, located in the Okavango Delta of northern Botswana. A recent increase in population within the region has led to conflicts over resources between those who use this land as a source of livelihood, primarily the local communities and tourism companies.

Kevin discussing the financial viability of trophy hunting in southern Africa.

Alec speaking on the influence of human presence within Wildlife Management Areas of the Okavango.