By Ngala Killian Chimtom in Yaounde - RFIIn the south-eastern rainforests of Cameroon, the indigenous Baka people are seeing their habitat decimated by logging, farming, mining and construction. Where once they sang and danced to celebrate a hunt or give thanks to the...
By Tiara Walters - Daily Maverick As the debate on the ethics of ‘trophy hunting’ rages on, a new international study claims to offer a proposal that would sound the controversial industry’s death knell — by taxing tourists a ‘lion protection’ fee. But is it really...
By Ambrose Li, South China Morning Post Hong Kong’s illegal wildlife trade is flourishing despite the enactment of tougher laws aimed at shutting down syndicates making millions of dollars off endangered species, experts have said, noting authorities have failed to...
By Ruth Kamnitzer - Mongabay The Okapi Wildlife Reserve in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo protects unique biodiversity, including approximately one-fifth of the global okapi population, the country’s largest forest elephant and chimpanzee populations...
By Noma Dube - Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation In Zimbabwe, trophy hunting is part of a ‘sustainable-use policy’ adopted by the Government in generating income to manage environmental affairs. In principle, the income should be distributed to rural communities,...
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...