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'Conservation is not about going backwards'
Paula Kahumbu, CEO for WildlifeDirect in Kenya has said the drive for conservation was a big part of the country's colonial legacy.
She told Hardtalk's Stephen Sackur that wildlife conservation stemmed from the days of hunting when only those who could hunt were the "colonial overlords". When hunting was banned those same people became conservationists, but until recently Africans who hunted were seen as poachers, Ms Kahumbu said.
She said: "Telling people that it is okay for Africans to be conservationists, it means really bucking a trend and saying 'hang on a second it is not just white people who do conservation' and doing conservation isn't about going backwards."
