We are asking the South African government to take a page from Mozambique and bring us the end game: introduce minimum sentencing for rhino poaching. They have the power. What...
By Jamie Joseph Director's Note Saving the Wild is the only environmental organization based in South Africa whose mandate is to pursue high level targets and expose the corruption enabling rhino poaching. Our...
By Jamie Joseph “No rush. I’m in the car park sitting on the roots of a giant fig tree,” wrote world-renowned nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen in a text message that...
By Jamie Joseph South Africa is home to the majority of the remaining surviving rhinos, and was home to me until I immigrated to New Zealand in 2009. But then a...
"Last week when I spent the afternoon with the Thula Thula elephant herd at the hippo watering hole, watching them reminded me of my childhood, and it literally took my...
By Jamie Joseph We’re on the tracks of giants as hills rise and fall, twist and turn, like a rollercoaster in slow motion. The flood of anticipation fills my heart for...
Words: Jamie Joseph Mainstream news is flooded with recycled poaching stories: dead rhinos and elephants, bad poachers, and public outrage. The demand is primarily from Asia, but who are the poachers...