Trophy Hunting
latest news & developments
Biodiversity at risk: SA nature reserves face infrastructure collapse and poaching pressures
Government responses remain limited, warns the EMS Foundation
Wildlife ranchers slam Dion George over hunting quota standoff
A legal battle is being waged by Wildlife Ranching SA against the minister over the quota setting process
UK to vote on banning its citizens from bringing hunting trophies home
South Africa is the most popular destination for British trophy hunters
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
High court suspends environment department’s trophy hunting quota for black rhinos, leopards and elephants
Interim interdict ‘spares death’ of 170 animals at the hands of hunters, judge says
UK decision to ban trophy-hunting imports disregards South Africa’s conservation success, government says
Animal rights groups say trophy hunting is unsustainable in sub-Saharan Africa, but research finds a ban on imports could have negative socioeconomic consequences
Reservations about ‘new deal’ for rhinos, lions, elephant, leopards
Draft policy promotes species playing their role in wilderness systems but one conservationist says leopards are being sold out