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Traditional Fishing Communities Cast Out as Conservation Turns Commercial

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Nibela traditional fishing community members at St Lucia, iSimangaliso World Heritage Site in KwaZulu Natal are upset about the shooting of an alleged 'poacher' who is one of their members. The man happens to be the brother of another young man shot dead by rangers . Photo: in 2020. Supplied

You just have to visit the iSimangaliso Wetland Park website to see that it has massive commercial appeal as an ecotourism destination of international acclaim. It is also home to many traditional fishing communities that have customary and/or small-scale rights to fish in the area but who are feeling cast out.

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