African Wildlife & Environment Issue 74

FAUNA, FLORA & WILDLIFE

Salute the RANGERS IN AFRICA

Currently the African continent is home to approximately 1.25 billion people. Over the next 30 years the population in Africa is expected to double, helping propel the world’s human population to close on ten billion people. More people need more land and even currently there is huge pressure on Africa’s limited resources. The trend is towards a more urban lifestyle with the vast majority drawn to burgeoning cities. This means that more people need more agriculture, more minerals and everything else that epitomise a modern urban lifestyle.

Article and photos: Bryan Havemann

Actor Rob Louw with field rangers

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