It feels harmless to share a photo of a rare species. But social media can drive great damage to nature, from poaching to baiting to trampling.
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The caption may say that only scientists and trained professionals should handle wild animals, but viewers remember the image, not the words.
Trophy hunting is not the solution to Africa’s wildlife conservation challenges. There are other ways.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition features sumptuous images: from giant cuttlefish courting to a vertigo-inducing portrait of an orangutan taken with a GoPro camera.
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Lecturer and Post Doctoral Researcher in Biological Anthropology, Princeton University
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Research Fellow, Deakin University
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PhD researcher in networked art practices, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation, Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Associate in Ornithology and Marine Ecology, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor of Behavioural Ecology, Curtin University