Guide
Conservation as a Vital Part of Our South African Heritage
By Mike Lawrie
<p><strong>Conservation in South Africa is heritage, not policy.</strong> The protected areas, institutions, species recoveries and ongoing crises are an inheritance built over more than a century — by Stevenson-Hamilton, generations of rangers and scientists, communities alongside the parks, and visitors who fund the work. Hoedspruit sits at the centre of one of southern Africa's densest conservation clusters.</p>