South African conservationists ‘under house arrest’

By Charlie • August 20, 2008 • 1 comment

We all know that conservation can be tough work, but few of us will be denied input into EIAs, get arrested, suspended from our jobs, and required to get permission to leave town for trying protecting a colony of rare birds! Welcome to South Africa where some government officials appear to make up rules on the hoof, and conservation comes at a high personal price.

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Charlie

Charlie works for an airline and has birded all over the world for twenty years. He wants to be a writer, and thinks no-one would believe his life could be so charmed if he didn't take photos of as many of the birds he sees as possible. Blogging with 10,000 Birds fits his aims, needs, and insecurities perfectly. Really - do birders get much more fortunate than this?

One Response to “South African conservationists ‘under house arrest’”

PJ Aug 23rd, 2008 at 6:26 pm

I read the Mail & Guardian article and thought it was pretty amazing. I have to hope that South Africa’s government will be embarrassed and step in to ameliorate the situation. I think that conservation will always be in conflict with development and this is a perfect example of everything that can go wrong, going wrong.