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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A caribou hunter and researchers uncover the impact of climate change on Arctic hunting
In Tsiigehtchic, a village in Canada’s Northwest Territories where two rivers meet, a group of hunters returns to their community with pieces of caribou on toboggans dragged by their snowmobiles. Hunters travel for up to two days to intersect with the caribou’s path in the Arctic. When they come home, they prepare the meat by […]
Ornithologists Identify Two New Species of Toxic Birds
Most people are familiar with South and Central America’s iconic poison dart frogs, especially the golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), that carry the potent neurotoxic alkaloid batrachotoxin. The discovery of two new poisonous bird species in New Guinea — which carry the same toxin in their skin and feathers — demonstrates that batrachotoxin is more […]
Petition: Ask Nebraska to Help Protect Bald Eagles from Hunters
In Nebraska, two men were out hunting for birds and shot a bald eagle. The men seemed unaware that these animals were in the area. They were also unaware that these animals are protected under federal law. It was even their intention to “eat the bird later” when they were questioned by authorities. More people […]
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 […]
For Argentina’s ruddy-headed goose, threats grow while population shrinks
The photo speaks for itself: a woman lies on the ground with just her smiling face visible, her body covered by about 20 dead geese, the result of a “successful” day of hunting. Although the photo is from the beginning of this century, the consequences of this intensive hunting of the ruddy-headed goose (Chloephaga rebidiceps), […]
Petition: Help Protect Lynx from Trophy Hunters in Sweden
The Swedish government recently gave hunting licenses so hunters can kill hundreds of lynxes this spring. These animals are predicted to become “locally extinct” within the next few decades. Yet the Swedish government is allowing these animals to be killed for no other reason than to be “trophies” on someone’s wall or floor. This is […]
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 […]