Patrick Aust

Wild animals, wild places and wild people

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

Can exotic leathers help unlock the potential of hothouse Earth? - International Leather Maker https://t.co/9rXU8IXwdJ

[Liberty Chauke @liberty_chauke]

As Africans we are sustainably using our resources through trophy hunting to supplement our communities with the much needed services. Relying on aid is unsustainable simply because it is prone to policy changes like e recent cut off of aid to most parts of the World by the USA.

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

@daddyhope You will never win with farming if you don’t understand fundamental ecology. Zimbabwe is a tough landscape for livestock. Why dilute our well-adapted local goats with the wet lettuce genetics of South African breeds? Double the carcass weight to halve the survival🧐

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

@AdamHartScience My word. This is just plain and simply bonkers. The gap between fantasy and reality grows wider by the day.

[Francis Vorhies @FrancisVorhies]

Online hate hinders nuanced conservation debates — a call for a better way forward https://t.co/U1plB1JHNl An excellent comment by @AmyDickman4 of @WildCRU_Ox .

[EJ Milner-Gulland @EJMilnerGulland]

Please RT: Very cool job if you're interested in agricultural resilience, synergies between biotech and ecology, food systems, and promoting engagement between academia and industry to better balance food production, nature and climate goals https://t.co/pLNhAVMPxS

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

@DrDavidLRoberts Yet again no link to reptiles, despite massive prevalence in Chinese wildlife markets at that time

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

@FarawoTinashe @CNNAfrica We also have a massive food security issue. Culling elephants is the right thing to do for biodiversity and the right thing to do for the people of zimbabwe. What well-fed foreigners and tourists think is a secondary concern.

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

Bulilima villagers flee homes in fear of elephant attacks https://t.co/Ros4zuvjI5

[The Origins Foundation @the_origins_fdn]

#PROOF The most highly regulated species in the world are crocodilians including alligators. Back from being endangered to thriving because of value, use, AND hunting. Alligator skins are a sustainably utilized commodity. Imagine the same thing happened with rhinos or elephants?

[EJ Milner-Gulland @EJMilnerGulland]

UK example: @UKRI_News PhDs looking at wild meat sustainability fall between @NERCscience (wildlife) and @BBSRC (agriculture/food systems) so students can't get funding for research on this really important topic - bonkers!

[EJ Milner-Gulland @EJMilnerGulland]

Wildlife is food too, and yet it is not treated in the same way as domestic meat - this leads to downplaying of its importance for livelihoods, food security & nutrition. Paper by Jerrold Belant & colleagues https://t.co/Rh8rFZYrBM

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

Python on a plate: Slithering snakes as sustainable supper solution? https://t.co/nStfp88BEB via @TheCitizen_News

[ALU School Of Wildlife Conservation @aluconservation]

Stunning landscapes of Botswana, a leader in Africa's wildlife economy.

Botswana ranks 5th in the WEII, showcasing exceptional performance in property rights, access to finances, rule of law, and anti-corruption.

Download the full report using this link https://t.co/iuQT99XdEW

[UN Food Systems Coordination Hub @FoodSystems]

🌍🌾 At the #HLPF session on #SDG2 Zero Hunger, Hub Director @StefanosFotiou highlights how #FoodSystems are key accelerators for all 17 #SDGs. He addresses the deep impact of crises on food sectors and shares approaches to tackle these complex global challenges. #GlobalGoals

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

@AmyDickman4 Scenes like this play out every day in this part of the world. Well regulated use of wildlife resources is the only socially sustainable solution.

[World Bank Group Climate and Environment @WBG_ClimateEnv]

By 2050, food demand will surge by 50%, and water demand by 30%. With 2.3 billion already facing water stress, action is urgent.

We've invested $7 billion to support farmers with sustainable and climate-resilient irrigation: https://t.co/eiDZoK0MiY #LivablePlanet

[Peter Dynes @PGDynes]

Agriculture cannot survive at 48C + air temperatures and ongoing severe droughts for very long. The bread baskets of #India have been hitting these temps for nearly 40 days straight. There is no #civilization without #Agriculture. Billions of people at risk #Delhi #heatwave

[Ed Stoddard @EdStoddardZA]

The Kruger Park communities that see rhinos getting preferential treatment https://t.co/mfnlps1uxZ

[Patrick Aust @PatrickAust8]

Conservation NGOs getting slammed in Botswana papers for riding roughshod over democracy.