Publications

Bardey, D.J. (2020). Critically Evaluating the Consequences of a Single Species Conservation Approach. JOJ Wildlife & Biodiversity, 2(1), pp.23-26.

Abstract: It is claimed that Earth is currently in the midst of its sixth mass extinction , to date the IUCN Red List classifies 25,062 species of vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, fungi and protists as being threatened, with classification’s ranging from near threatened to extinct in the wild IUCN Red List, It is estimated that current extinction rates are 100 – 1000 times higher their pre-human background rates but exact figures are often frequently disputed. However, there is great effort to try to reduce and mitigate this rate of extinction with efforts to save singular at risk species and habitats through wildlife conservation that will branch onto to having wider benefits to the ecosystems and other species.

Bardey, D. (2020). Overfishing: pressure on our oceans. Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, 6(3), 397-404.

Abstract: An increased demand for fish, combined with ever-growing global populations our oceans cannot keep up with the rate at which we are fishing our seas. As coastal fisheries declined, fishing started to expand into using open oceans as a resource leading to an 80% decline in bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in just 5 years. Though overfishing for specific species can be beneficial, and even more surprisingly it’s encouraged. Off the coast of America, a new threat has been growing in recent years, the red lion fish (Pterois volitans). This species originally native to coral reefs in the South Pacific has recently found a new home the Atlantic Ocean. Target fishing the Lionfish will not only help reduce population size, minimize the chances of the Lion fish causing greater ecological damage on the Atlantic Ocean. Is moving public perception and demand towards invasive the next steps in protecting our fisheries?

Bardey, D. (2019). Do National Parks and Private Nature Reserves create a cause for wildlife poaching in South Africa?. wildlife and biodiversity, 4(1), pp.1-7.

Abstract: The history within South Africa of white colonial land dispossession can be traced back to the expansion of the Dutch colonial settlements within the Cape. Land and livestock dispossession resulted in many frequent wars against the native peoples and the colonial settlers. With indigenous peoples limited to regions of the country, and the establishment of national parks and large game reserves, many people were restricted to their ability to successfully access natural land resources, and this today creates a conflict between different levels within the community forcing those in impoverished regions to seek resources from South Africa’s national parks creating a cause for illegal wildlife poaching