Namibia: Uproar Over Elephant Killing
The killing of an alpha elephant bull at Omatjete last week has been highly criticised by Namibian conservation and tourism groups. The elephant, named 'Voortrekker' of the rare Ugab desert-adapted
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From hunting to hiking: biggest threats to protected areas identified
Hunting wild animals for food and recreational sports like hiking and mountain biking pose the two biggest threats to the world’s protected areas, a new study shows. Ten researchers studied data collected
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An assessment of threats to terrestrial protected areas
<p>Protected areas (PAs) represent a cornerstone of efforts to safeguard biodiversity, and if effective should reduce threats to biodiversity. We present the most comprehensive assessment of threats to
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Namibia: 57, 000 sign petition against Elephant hunting
About 57 508 people across the world have signed a petition for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism to stop the hunting of desert elephants in Namibia. Iris Koch from Esslingen, Germany, started
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Hunting trophy animals could cause species extinction despite 'conservation' role
Hunters tend to target the animals that have largest tusks, horns or antlers, and this could be a disaster for wild populations AFP/Getty Images When hunters kill animals for trophies, they often target
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Trophy Hunting May Drive Extinctions, Due to Climate Change
Trophy hunters, as well as poachers who “harvest” the big males—antelopes and deer with the largest horns and antlers, elephants with the longest tusks, or lions with the most impressive manes—are putting
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US Centre for Biological Diversity sues Trump ahead of 'big-game trophy decision'
Cape Town – While the world awaits US President Donald Trump’s decision on elephant trophy imports, the Centre for Biological Diversity and Natural Resources Defence Council in the US sued the Trump administration
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U.S. to suspend use in Colorado of ‘cyanide bombs’ to kill wild animals
(Reuters) - The U.S. government will suspend the use of so-called cyanide bombs to kill wild animals on public lands in Colorado as well as plans to kill dozens of mountain lions and black bears there,
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More than 6,000 SA lion skeletons exported to Southeast Asia
More than 6‚000 lion skeletons have been exported from SA to Southeast Asia in the last decade. The bones come mainly from lions killed in canned hunting — animals bred in captivity and shot by paying
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Trophy hunting is unlikely to affect evolution
In recent years, there has been growing controversy surrounding the evolutionary effects of trophy hunting in big game animals worldwide. An article published in the Journal of Wildlife Management explains
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Canada's British Columbia to ban grizzly bear trophy hunting
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - British Columbian plans to stop all grizzly bear trophy hunting throughout the western Canadian province as of Nov. 30, a government minister said on Monday. Hunting for meat