0
Botswana brings back trophy hunting
Botswana has now committed to a policy built on myths, while the rest of the world takes stock of the…
trophy hunting
0
Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting
Lifting of ban attributed to ‘political play’. The Botswanan government announced yesterday that it was “lifting the hunting suspension in…
0
Elephants reduced to a political football as Botswana brings back hunting
Splashing in the Zambezi River at Botswana’s Chobe National Park. Shutterstock Ross Harvey, University of Cape Town Botswana has reinstated…
0
Trophy hunting in Africa: the case for viable, sustainable alternatives
Photographic camps are more beneficial to communities than hunting. Shutterstock Muchazondida Mkono, The University of Queensland For decades, the public…
0
Trophy Hunting, Part Two: End of the game
Lions seen at Willie Jacobs’ farm, Ukutula Lodge, on 31 July 2015 in Brits, South Africa. Jacobs’ farm was heavily…
0
Trophy Hunting, Part One: The nasty colonial sport of shooting wild animals
A male white lion, part of a rare white lion pack, in the wild in South Africa. (PHOTO: EPA/LIESL EICHENBERGER)…
0
Bloc adopts scientific wildlife management system (African Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area [KAZA-TFCA] countries)
Minister Priscah Mupfumira Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) countries have resolved to adopt a scientific wildlife management system in national…
0
US poll says ‘No’ to Botswana plans to hunt and cull elephants
As tourism is a mainstay of Botswana’s economy, lifting the hunting ban could, the poll suggests, have severe economic consequences…
0
Namibia’s Environment Minister rejects criticism over trophy hunting
Namibia’s current and Kenya’s former ministers for environment engaged in a lively discussion about the polarising issue of trophy hunting…
0
DEA bactracks on parliamentary resolution on captive lion breeding
Picture: Martin Meja/AP A Parliamentary Resolution to end the Captive Breeding of Lions in South Africa has been ignored by…
0
Government kicks the can forward yet again as the fate of thousands of lions remains in limbo
Two lionesses rub against a cage fence at a captive breeding centre for large predators at an undisclosed location in…
0
A plea to Botswana: Please rethink a “Not Enough Fences” approach (commentary)
The Government of Botswana is considering significant changes to the country’s approach to wildlife management.The proposed policy reflects a worrying…
0
Botswana hunting proposal could put its tourism industry at risk
Botswana’s proposals to lift its hunting ban and to introduce elephant culling has fuelled political posturing, denials, misinformation, and lobbying…
0
Opposition to trophy hunting is a major social movement for good
In an article to mark World Wildlife Day, Leith Meyer, a veterinarian at the University of Pretoria, writes about the…
0
Africa is changing: Should its protected areas evolve? Reconfiguring the protected areas in Africa. Appendices 2 & 3 refer to trophy hunting.
THIS STUDY WAS FUNDED BY THE FRANCE-IUCN PARTNERSHIP. France has entered a partnership with the International Union for Conservation of…
0
Where wild things are under threat, wildlife trade needs to be dealt with
Tigers rub against a cage fence at a captive breeding centre for large predators at an undisclosed location in the…
0
Trophy hunting for conservation and development in Namibia? The limitations of economic benefits and the role of science
Recent years have shown an increase in the, often heated, debate on trophy hunting, with some important developments taking place…
0
Dereck Joubert sets the record straight about trophy hunting impact on lions and refutes claims of so-called benefits
© Dereck and Beverly Big Cat Conservation Opinion post by Dereck Joubert I’ve been asked to respond to the following remarks…
0
Does trophy hunting really benefit conservation and local communities?
Every year, thousands of tourists visit South African private nature reserves to see wild animals in unspoilt surroundings. But how…
0
Missing the Mark: African trophy hunting fails to show consistent conservation benefits
A report by the Democratic staff of the House Committee on Natural Resources Executive Summary Hunting of imperiled animals can…