by Adam Cruise | Dec 19, 2024 | Commentary
By Stephanie Klarmann – The Revelator Arguments abound on the benefits and dangers of trophy hunting. We need a careful, measured approach to analyzing how it’s justified and promoted. Trophy hunting remains a contentious subject amongst scientists,...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 16, 2024 | Commentary
By Ross Harvey – Business Day A disturbing challenge has been launched by trophy hunters in the Constitutional Court objecting to the definition of animal wellbeing included in the latest set of amendments to national environmental law. The South African Hunters...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 11, 2024 | Commentary
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick It was only a matter of time before hunters challenged former environment minister Barbara Creecy’s new laws on the treatment of wild animals. The first salvo has just been fired in the Constitutional Court. The motion by the SA...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 8, 2024 | Commentary
By Ross Harvey – Daily Maverick Given how few big tuskers are left in the world (some estimates suggest fewer than 50), the agreement between Kenya and Tanzania to not hunt the Amboseli population couldn’t be more important. Five mature elephant bulls have been...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 24, 2024 | Commentary
By Malavika Vyawahare, Mongabay Trophy hunters in Tanzania killed at least five male elephants with tusks weighing more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms). These iconic residents of Amboseli National Park in Kenya are known to venture into neighboring Tanzania, which...
