A male white lion, part of a rare white lion pack, in the wild in South Africa. (PHOTO: EPA/LIESL EICHENBERGER) Trophy hunting has historically been the preserve of...
Unbanning US trophy imports: Trump jams a spanner in the works
In a surprising move, President Donald Trump has left-footed his own Department of Interior’s attempts to overturn former president Barack Obama’s ban on the import of wildlife...
THE LION’S SHARE? ON THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF TROPHY HUNTING
SUMMARY Pro-hunting group Safari Club International (SCI) recently published material entitled ‘The Conservation Equation’. The claimed ‘equation’ is a simple one – that trophy...
Killing of 280 South African animals to raise more than US$1 million for American hunting group’s anti-wildlife agenda
Killing of 280 South African animals to raise more than US$1 million for American hunting group’s anti-wildlife agenda Safari Club International convention in Las Vegas includes...
Ultimate Hunters Market: Will this giant hunting auction benefit African wildlife?
Does trophy hunting support wildlife conservation in Africa? The world’s most influential hunters’ association would like you to think so. The annual convention of the Safari...
DEA and US hunting bigwigs ‘plotting’ the future of SA’s wildlife
Cape Town - American hunters and SA’s Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) are meeting behind closed doors at a resort near Polokwane on Tuesday to plan the future use of...