S2 E5 - The Weekly News 11-24-2021 with Simon Borchert & Shannon Elizabeth

Shannon and Simon return from the Okavango Delta and discuss the important of responsible tourism. Thank you to Golden Africa Safaris for hosting us.Invest Bank and United For Wildlife release financial report on the illegal wildlife trade in South Africa.Expeadia Group will no longer support properties that promote animal interactions on their platforms and France bans wild animals in circuses, the mink trade and dolphin shows. Big wins.Conservation International has released a report on the important zones around the world that we must protect if we are to stand a chance of beating the climate crisis. “Blue Carbon” plays an important role in this new science, as do mangrove swamps.South Africa’s east coast is under threat as Shell begins seismic surveys offshore in the search of more oil & gas. Sign the petition here.Gabon has quickly become the last refuge of the African forest elephant.