By Adam Cruise Far from benefitting the lives of indigenous people and rural communities, trophy hunting activities trap them in a never-ending cycle of impoverishment and social disenfranchisement reminiscent of the South African apartheid era. As the Trophy Hunting...
By Jared Kukura - The Canary The debate over trophy hunting has been raging in the UK again. As Sian Sullivan previously wrote for the Canary, pro-trophy hunting lobbyists turned their sights on the House of Lords when it was debating a ban...
IFAW In Kenya’s Tsavo West National Park, the land becomes lush and green as one climbs the Vuria Hills. These hills—the source of the rivers that flow through Tsavo East and West national parks —serve as a critical water catchment for lower-lying wildlife...
By Humane Society International UK A ban on imports of hunting trophies is in sight, but the House of Lords must reject wrecking amendments for licensing HMG-approved hunting trophies. As Henry Smith MP’s Government-backed Bill to ban imports of hunting...
By Abhishyant Kidangoor - Mongabay Since it was launched in 2017, the EarthRanger software has helped protected-area managers, law enforcement agencies and wildlife conservationists to collect, visualize and track data from the field on a single platform. In a bid to...
By Ross Harvey - The Revelator As the United Kingdom proposes to ban trophy imports, hunting proponents ramp up their efforts to dismiss their critics. The United Kingdom’s House of Lords is considering a bill that proposes to ban trophy-hunting imports into...
By Sian Sullivan - The Canary Ahead of the House of Lords’ 16 June debate on the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, pro-trophy hunting group Resource Africa sent peers a campaign document. It was titled The Hunting Trophies (Import...
By Dr Ross Harvey - Business Day Organisations opposed a UK bill seeking to bar trophy imports are shooting into the dark, according to a new study. As the UK’s House of Lords considers a bill proposing to ban the importation of hunting trophies, the propaganda...
By Chris Diaz, The Standard It’s no doubt Africa is home to some of the world's most endangered species of animals. To protect these populations from further decline, there is need to empower local communities through conservation-friendly development and work...
By Onke Ngcuka - Daily Maverick Emmanuel Olabode, a ranger in the tropical forests of Nigeria’s Omo Forest Reserve, has been protecting elephants and other wildlife for almost a decade. His wins include ending elephant poaching in the region amid a dwindling...