Petro Kotzé is a freelance journalist and photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. She writes about water, conservation and the science behind it. She has written for the Reuters Foundation, Earth Island Journal, Hakai Magazine and other publications.
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Climate change tests the wildlife conservation model in Namibia
Namibian conservation experts maintain that the key to wildlife survival is to cement their economic value in policies: if the people in the areas they roam can benefit from wildlife, they will stand a better chance in a more inhospitable future.
August 22, 2025
