Michael 't Sas-Rolfes Conversation

Michael 't Sas‑Rolfes is one of the leading global voices on the economics of the wildlife trade. Over nearly forty years at the intersection of commerce and conservation, he has become a go‑to authority on how markets and regulation shape the fate of the world's most endangered species, from rhinos and elephants to big cats and bears. A Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and the African Wildlife Economy Institute, he has accumulated close to 2,000 scholarly citations, making him one of the most influential thinkers in conservation science today.

Here is his honest assessment of the rhino conversation field as it stands today.