South Africa is the most popular destination for British trophy hunters
SA MPs to view hard hitting documentary ‘Lions, Bones & Bullets’ on contentious issue
Trophy hunters legally shot wild animals that move from Kruger on to some private reserves, but the Game Theft Act has muddied the waters.
According to Edna Molewa there’s a big difference between shooting of captive-bred versus shooting of canned lions.
Despite efforts to ban the burgeoning business, canned lion hunting is bringing in big money from trophy – and bone – hunters.
Avaaz.org on Sunday announced that they were taking Airports Company SA (Acsa) to court for removing posters about lion hunting from OR Tambo Airport.
Activists and lion breeders are again at odds over "canned" hunting – legal in SA – which some argue is no more unethical than farming chickens.
A court ruling that could spell the end of trophy hunting of captive bred lions in SA was welcomed by the Endangered Wildlife Trust on Friday.
A court decision in favour of the government on canned hunting could be the end of the road for South Africa’s 123 lion breeders.