Banner: Photo by Hans Stieglitz via Wikimedia Commons In the past week or so, we have had some horrific numbers on poaching and the trade in trafficked animals parts, but also at the start of the month, the Namibian Cabinet announced via Information Minister, Tjekero Tweya, 3 March 2016, that …
Call on EU to Clamp Down on Trophy Hunting
International Wildlife Bond (IWB) has joined other wildlife advocacy organisations (co-ordinated by the Born Free Foundation) calling on the European Union (EU) to adhere to the EU’s Wildlife Trade Regulations (WTR). Joint Letter “Wildlife Trophy Imports into EU Countries,” March 2016 “……..we urge all Member States to suspend issuance of all …
How Can ‘We’ Save the African Lion, Panthera Leo?
Download PDF of this article – How Can ‘We’ Save the African Lion, Panthera Leo? [Updated 25 January 2021] Let’s start by saying that I do not understand how anyone could want to kill an animal and put its remains on home display, particularly a lion from a rapidly dwindling wild …
Are Lion Trophy Hunting Quotas Based on Science?
The European Union’s (EU’s) Scientific Review Group (SRG) was due to meet on the 15 December 2015 to decide if the lion Trophy Hunting quotas proposed by Zambia and the United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania) are sustainable. If not, should the EU prohibit imports of these trophies into the EU …
EU Fails to Ban Lion Trophy Hunting Imports
France Bans Lion Trophy Imports, 18 November 2015 The EU’s Stance on Trophy Hunting and Trophy Imports, 30 November 2015 I was saddened to read that the European Union’s (EU’s) Scientific Review Group (SRG) agreed on 15 September that lion trophies can still be brought into Europe from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, …
Petition to extradite Cecil’s Killer
Extradite Walter Palmer Petition Walter Palmer (Cecil the lion’s killer in July 2015) returned to River Bluff Dental, Bloomington, Minnesota practice today (8 September 2015), but encountered continued controversy, protestors and media attention. Walter Palmer’s family have been under intense scrutiny and strain, but Walter Palmer remains unapologetic and defiant restating that (in his own deluded opinion) …
Call To Stop ‘Drive Hunt’ Slaughter ‘Happening’ in South Africa
The Daily Telegraph – 14 September 2015 According to Carte Blanche TV, the final death toll from the Limpopo Driven hunt was 98 animals, but the species and suffering are still being assessed: Carte Blanche Driven Hunt Video ________________________________________________________________________ Stop the Limpopo Driven Hunt Petition _________________________________________________________________________ BAT reporting that today, 11 September, that …
“The $200 Million Question”
“The $200 Million Question” – Economists at Large, 2013 Report prepared by: Economists at Large Pty Ltd Melbourne, Australia www.ecolarge.com [email protected] Phone: +61 3 9005 0154 Fax: +61 3 8080 1604 Citation: Economists at Large, 2013. The $200 million question: How much does trophy hunting really contribute to African …
The Economics of Poaching, Trophy and Canned Hunting
Download PDF – The Economics of Poaching, Trophy and Canned Hunting [Updated] Let’s just start by saying there is a complex array of variables impinging on the whole economics that weigh on the conservation of wildlife. Hence, this rather long article can only ever hope to be a brief summary of the …