Hunting
latest news & developments
SA’s leopard population remains uncertain as new strategy weighs conservation and hunting
South Africa’s new draft leopard conservation strategy aims to balance preservation with cultural use and hunting, despite lacking reliable data on how many leopards actually…
Lion owners in talks to exit industry
Although some progress has been made, finding solutions for the future of more than 7 400 captive lions and thousands of workers at the 519 facilities is complex and will take…
British trophy hunting ban bill will harm African wildlife
UK politicians reject a management approach involving sustainably harvesting excessive populations so that carrying capacities of ecosystems are not exceeded
The economics of trophy hunting
Some argue trophy hunting helps conservation and communities, others believe it is a ‘hobby for the rich that benefits the rich’ and is detrimental to both
What is with man’s obsession with hunting animals?
Far from the blessed slaughter of an animal or hunting wild boar for sport, opinions on trophy hunting range from adventure and narcissism to genetics
‘Game farming is like any business’: Industry reels in wake of Ramaphosa scandal
Farmers and auction houses say the theft of cash from the president’s farm has unfairly stained the business of big game
Roads decimate West Africa’s chimpanzee population
The species face mounting pressure from roads and infrastructure development in Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone
Rhino owners damn Creecy report
Private rhino owners say the environment minister’s proposed policy is in conflict with existing legislation and their legal rights
Abattoir compliance for game meat will kill Eastern Cape industry, say professional hunters
Last month, the department of agriculture issued a notice saying that the slaughter and dressing of game meat at any place other than an abattoir was prohibited, and that those…
War and Covid slow trade in Saluki dogs
Salukis, cousins of the greyhound, have been used for hunting for thousands of years in the Middle East and are some of the fastest canines.
Reserves say it’s fair game to cover costs
Trophy hunters legally shot wild animals that move from Kruger on to some private reserves, but the Game Theft Act has muddied the waters.
Hunters feed corrupt Zim officials
Rural communities say they receive nothing from the huge fees hunters pay to kill big game.
High demand for tiger parts fuelling poaching
There is a culture among wealthy people to own tiger parts in order to mount heads and decorate living rooms with rugs made from their pelts.
Rhino hunting permit auctioned – despite death threats
A permit to hunt a black rhino in Namibia has been auctioned off in Dallas, US for $350 000 in a bid to raise money for conservation.
Polela fined R30k, ordered to hand in rifle
Former Hawks spokesperson McIntosh Polela has been fined and stripped of his hunting rifle after pleading guilty to six counts of illegal hunting.