President who once banned trophy hunting begs MPs to stop wildlife ‘destruction’

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 […]

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Trophy hunter who killed lions and elephants is shot dead by robbers who ambushed him when his truck broke down in South Africa

Trophy hunter who killed lions and elephants is shot dead by robbers who ambushed him when his truck broke down in South Africa

A prolific trophy hunter who slaughtered lions, giraffes and elephants in South Africa has been shot dead at point blank range after his truck broke down. Riaan Naude, 55, ran the company Pro Hunt Africa which boasts of its ‘eco-hunting’ while sharing gruesome pictures of dead endangered animals. He was found dead next to his […]

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South Africa allocates a significant number of leopards, elephants and rhinos to trophy hunters

South Africa allocates a significant number of leopards, elephants and rhinos to trophy hunters

Trophy hunters will be able to hunt ten leopards, ten black rhinos, and 150 elephants in 2022, according to forestry, fisheries, and environment minister Barbara Creecy. Trophy hunting, according to Creecy’s department, generates economic incentives that encourage conservation. It also serves as a beneficial wildlife management technique, as it is utilized to remove (mainly) excess […]

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Moving African rhinos: what it takes to translocate an endangered species

Moving African rhinos: what it takes to translocate an endangered species

Rhino translocations have become a critical tool in the arsenal for the protection of these endangered animals. Recently, 30 white rhinos were flown into Rwanda from South Africa and introduced into the Akagera National Park, in what was the single largest rhino translocation. It was carried out through a collaboration between the Rwanda Development Board, […]

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