There are only 7,100 cheetahs left in the wild. They have vanished from 91 percent of their historic range in Africa and are extinct in Asia except for a small population of about 50 in central Iran. There are 100 individuals or less in 79 percent of cheetah populations. Cheetahs are threatened by hunters who […]
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Petition: Ban Trophy Hunting in the United States!
In the United States, 45 states allow cruel and unsporting wildlife killing contests. These include contests like the South Dakota program that teaches children to kill animals, the squirrel hunt in New Jersey that teaches kids to kill and skin squirrels, and more similarly horrifying contests. According to Humane Society of the United States, American […]
Ranulph Fiennes labels trophy hunters ‘bullying bastards’ and calls for UK import ban
Banning the import and export of big game hunting trophies would recognise the destructive impact European powers have had on wildlife in former African and Asian colonies, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has said. Speaking to the Guardian, the veteran British explorer said hunting endangered species such as rhinos, elephants and lions to keep their body parts […]
Bald eagles across the United States are dying from lead poisoning
Bald eagles across the United States are dying from lead bullets — but it’s not because they’re being shot. The Cape Fear Raptor Center, North Carolina’s largest eagle rehab facility, has treated seven eagles in the past month for lead poisoning, executive director Dr. Joni Shimp told CNN. Since November, at least 80% of the […]
Safari Club International Where Donald Trump Jr. Auctioned a Hunt is also Involved in Trading Body Parts of Endangered Animals
Recently, Donald Trump Jr. drew backlash from animal activists for auctioning a “dream hunt.”The highest bidder won a Safari Club International hunt with him and his son in Alaska, to kill Sitka black tailed deer and sea ducks. It was enraging and devastating that he was promoting killing animals for fun in this way, and […]
Undercover Footage of Nevada Trophy Hunting Convention Shows Promoting Trips to Shoot Lions
New undercover footage shows that atrophy-hunting convention is still promoting trips to shoot lions. The Safari Club International convention in Reno, Nevada is the gathering for one of the largest trophy-hunting groups. Vendors sell firearms, hunting trips and items made from wildlife. The video shows tour vendors saying the lions are bred in captivity, raised […]
Petition: Protect African Lions from Trophy Hunters!
The story of Cecil the Lion brought to light the horrible tragedy that is trophy hunting. An American dentist paid an obscene amount of money to kill a lion that was being observed and was beloved around the world. He shot the lion with an arrow and let him suffer for a full day until […]
Petition: Stop Giraffe Trophy Hunting in Africa!
Since the 1980s, the giraffe population has dropped 30 percent from a population of over 155,000 to just 111,000 today. According to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, their population has even dropped by 95 percent in areas that were once considered “prime giraffe habitat.” The IUCN says there are only 68,293 mature individuals in the wild. […]