There is virtually no poaching on conservancy land in Namibia while poaching persists on non-conservancy land, achieved through low-tech monitoring (jeep patrols) plus strong community social norms against poaching by fellow members.

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Karol Boudreaux

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the conservancies have done in dreamily good job of protecting the animals by using low-tech methods like sending people out in a jeep

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Karol Boudreaux on Wildlife, Property, and Poverty in Africa 09/22/2008EconTalk
Created: 6/17/2026, 9:48:31 AM

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