Including local communities in an anti-poaching strategy and it's impact on environmental awareness: a case study with the unarmed all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit in South Africa

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2020-07-01
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Poaching – the illegal killing of and trade in wild animals – threatens the existence of rhinos, elephants, and other species. It is a human-wildlife conflict. The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit believes that the ‘war of conservation’ can be won without guns and bullets and by including local communities into an anti-poaching strategy. First, this research measured the level of environmental awareness in two villages in South Africa. Secondly, it researched the influence of the socioeconomic status (income, education and occupation) and the work of the Black Mambas on the environmental awareness. It is important for future anti-poaching strategies to examine if the inclusive anti-poaching work of the Black Mambas is successful. Especially because another strategy to protect conservation is a militarized and violent one. 59 people have been interviewed; 29 from Maseke and 30 from Makhushane. The villages border nature reserves, including Greater Kruger. Next to that, the respondent answered multiple-choice questions. This means that the research used mixed methods; qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen