A former top transplant surgeon has been named as a prolific trophy hunter accused of killing dozens of animals including buffaloes. Campaigners say Prof Michael Thick and his wife Catherine imported hides from their kills back to Britain to turn them into jackets and bags. The former professor of genomics was named among 100 British […]
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Bill banning import of hunting trophies into UK passed by MPs
MPs have voted to support a controversial ban on importing hunting trophies from thousands of species into the UK, preventing British hunters from bringing the body parts of lions, elephants and giraffes into the country. A private member’s bill put forward by the Conservative MP Henry Smith and backed by the government received the support […]
Britain’s proposed ban on big game trophies is ‘arrogant’ and five African nations say the plan smacks of ‘colonialism’
African leaders and conservationists have accused the UK of endangering animals by trying to ban the import of big game trophies. Nations that are home to most of the big game species on the continent say they need the profits from blood sports to pay for conservation projects. They expressed exasperation at not being consulted […]
President who once banned trophy hunting begs MPs to stop wildlife ‘destruction’
A former African president who banned trophy hunting has urged MPs to attend a vital vote next week “to halt the reckless, cruel destruction of the world’s wonderful wildlife by nature’s enemies.” Ian Khama, 70, who criminalised trophy-hunting in 2014 during his decade in office as the president of Botswana, warned that every day without […]
Undercover Investigation at Safari Club International Conventions Exposes Cruel Promotion of Trophy Hunting
A shocking undercover investigation released by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International exposed the hypocrisy that the trophy hunting industry uses to promote the killing of imperiled species. The undercover investigation was conducted at the annual Safari Club International (SCI) convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The convention ran from February 22 […]
Petition: Demand Authorities Ban Trophy Hunting Imports that Fall Under the Endangered Species Act
The Safari Club International just recently hosted its annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Hunters from around the world gathered to celebrate murdering animals. They will also bid on hunting “trophies” and expeditions. The are helping the Safari Club raise millions of dollars to help fund their lobbying efforts. SCI will then use these funds to […]
Hundreds of lynx to be hunted in Sweden following biggest ever wolf cull
Sweden has issued licences to hunters to kill a total of 201 lynx, weeks after dozens of wolves were killed in the country’s biggest wolf cull in modern times. The number of licences to kill lynx throughout March, issued by Sweden’s country administrations, is more than double the number in recent years. The planned cull […]
Trophy Hunting Contributes to The Plight Of Threatened African Elephants And Could Soon Drive Them Extinct
African elephants are majestic creatures that have roamed the continent for millions of years. Unfortunately, their existence is now threatened due to human activities such as poaching, habitat loss, and trophy hunting, the World Wildlife Fund reports. Despite efforts to conserve and protect these magnificent animals, the United States continues to import trophies from African […]