Symposium
Speakers

Dipati Benjamin Maenetja
Balepye Community
Rhino ranching and wildlife for sustainable use and community empowerment
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Dr Peter Oberem
Wildlife Ranching South Africa / Afrivet
Game Ranching in South Africa: Its Contribution to the Economy, to Conservation and to Biodiversity

Prof Wouter van Hoven
Chairman: 9th International Wildlife Ranching Symposium
Welcome Address & Programme Director
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Prof Pieter Potgieter
South African Predator Association
The controversy surrounding the conservation value of captive-bred lions

Pelham Jones
Private Rhino Owners Association
The impact of poaching and role of private reserves in South African rhino conservation
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Dr Michael Knight
Chairman: IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group
Ensuring the future of rhinos
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Dr John Hanks
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Key issues to consider in deliberations on a legal trade in rhino horn.
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Prof David Hopcraft
Swara Plains Conservancy, Kenya
Game ranching activities in Kenya with an emphasis on community game ranching and/or how communities benefit from game ranching

Dr Radim Kotrba
Institute of Animal Science, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
Game Ranching in the Czech Republic & Europe

Dr Willem Moore
Therapeutic Informatics
The Sustainability of Wildlife Ranching in Southern Africa – a Business Ethics Perspective