We could be close to getting ReconAfrica to commit to a public panel about their fracking in Namibia and Botswana which is putting the entire Kavango Basin and surrounding communities at a huge risk.

In the spirit of corporate colonisation, Total pushes forward with their oil pipeline that will connect the oil fields in Uganda’s Lake Albert Basin with the Tanzanian coast some 1400km or 900 miles to the east. Can we stop it?

Zimbabwe has decided to sell some 500 elephant trophy hunts at $70,000 per hunt. The intention is to use these funds to fund conservation. A difficult discussion ensues in studio as we try to find an alternative to managing elephant populations. 

Cape Town’s Table Mountain - the most diverse floral kingdom in the world - suffered a massive fire this week. But could it have been avoided? Peter thinks so… We encourage all listeners to donate if they can to SPCA Wildlife Division as they begin the rehabilitation efforts for so many affected animals.

Are you on Clubhouse? Then join Shannon and Simon as they host their Earth Day special on the Wildlife & Conservation Clubhouse at 6pm CAT/12pmEST/9amPST. For every speaker we will donate a bag of dogwood to the K( Anti-Poaching Unit at the Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary! If you’re on an Apple devise and need an invite to join Clubhouse, please drop us an email at [email protected] and we will hook you up.