Lion Hunting
latest news & developments
MPs seek end of captive lion trophy hunting in SA
Campaigns to ban the importation of captive-bred lion trophies have gathered steam in Australia, France, The Netherlands and the US in recent years
Rhino, elephant, lion fates to be decided at Cites
The most important conservation meeting in a generation will see debates on the future of more than 500 species.
Zim won’t take Zuma’s Cecil jibe lying down
President Jacob Zuma’s "undiplomatic" reaction to the death of Cecil the Lion at US hunter Walter Palmer’s hand fails to amuse in Zimbabwe.
Canned lion hunting ‘no longer tenable’
Public opinion is against lion hunting, says the president of SA’s Hunters’ Association, and changes must be made for a more acceptable policy.
Conservation’s biggest con job
South Africa’s lion hunting industry has little to do with conservation and everything to do with profit but it seems only foreign governments care.
Botswana minister in lion-trade scandal
In his latest lion deal, agriculture minister Christian de Graaff exported a huge shipment of lions to a canned hunting outfit in South Africa.
US hunter criticised over picture with dead lion in SA
A petition has been set up to bar US TV presenter Melissa Bachman from returning to South Africa after participating in a legal hunt.
Lions bred like lambs for slaughter
Despite efforts to ban the burgeoning business, canned lion hunting is bringing in big money from trophy – and bone – hunters.
Hunting industry earns SA R6.2-billion
In her budget vote, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has said that the industry shows the value of SA’s biodiversity and would be supported.
Lion bones come back to haunt Number One
Nine months ago the Airports Company of SA embarrassed itself. Now, thanks to accidental timing, the embarrassment turns towards a mid-Guptagate Zuma.
YouTube video draws focus to trophy hunting in SA
A new video of a canned lion hunt has been making waves on the internet, bringing renewed attention to trophy hunting in South Africa.
NGO to take Acsa to court for ‘censoring’ advert featuring Zuma
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.
SA breeders embrace growing Asian demand for lion bones
Activists and lion breeders are again at odds over "canned" hunting – legal in SA – which some argue is no more unethical than farming chickens.
African lions under threat from the American hunter
American hunters are emerging as a threat to the survival of African lions, with demand for trophy rugs driving the animals towards extinction.
‘Canned lion hunting is like fishing with dynamite’
Each year, lions are raised in captivity in South Africa and then set loose in enclosed areas where hunters, many from the US, gun them down.