The Revelator - Stephanie Klarmann

Stephanie Klarmann

is a Conservation Psychology researcher based in South Africa. Her work has focused primarily on envisioning a conservation psychology that is relevant in the South African context with a stronger focus on issues of justice, coexistence, and capacity building. She is also the campaign coordinator for Blood Lions and Youth For Lions, a campaign that raises awareness and works towards ending the commercial captive predator industry.

Voices

What Can Psychology Offer Biodiversity Protection?

The new field of conservation psychology offers valuable lessons for protecting the world’s wildlife — as well as ourselves.

February 6, 2025

Stephanie Klarmann

The new field of conservation psychology offers valuable lessons for protecting the world’s wildlife — as well as ourselves.

A line of elephants stands in front of a camera

Op-Eds

Greenwashing and Social Justice: Pro-Trophy Hunting Narratives Need Careful Examination

Arguments abound on the benefits and dangers of trophy hunting. We need a careful, measured approach to analyzing how it’s justified and promoted.

December 18, 2024

Stephanie Klarmann

Arguments abound on the benefits and dangers of trophy hunting. We need a careful, measured approach to analyzing how it’s justified and promoted.

Op-Eds

In South Africa, Tigers and Other Captive Predators Are Still Exploited for Profit. Legislation Offers Pitiful Protection

The captive predator industry threatens the welfare of thousands of big cats kept for entertainment, hunting, and commercial trade of live animals and their body parts.

May 1, 2024

Stephanie Klarmann

The captive predator industry threatens the welfare of thousands of big cats kept for entertainment, hunting, and commercial trade of live animals and their body parts.