Trophy hunting is not poaching and can help conserve wildlife
Poaching is the illegal killing of wildlife, undertaken for reasons that may include revenge, meat …
Sport hunting
Hunting in Africa: to ban or not to ban is the question
Trophy hunting, which is offered in 23 sub-Saharan African countries, generates an estimated US$201 million …
Why killing lions like Cecil may actually be good for conservation
Let’s be clear: Cecil was killed illegally, which we don’t condone. The landowner who allowed …
Cecil the lion was a victim of deep-rooted and persistent arrogance towards wildlife
The fact that in 2015 people are still travelling thousands of miles to kill exotic …
The debate over Cecil the lion should be about conservation, not hunting
Trophy hunting, or the selective removal of animals from a population based on a desirable …
Giraffes aren’t dangerous – but they will soon be endangered
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment does not list …
Blood lions sheds a harsh light on the canned hunting industry
Blood Lions not only clearly demonstrates that canned lion hunting is unjustifiable in terms of ethics …
Why we may never understand the reasons people hunt animals as ‘trophies’
US dentist Walter Palmer caused global outrage this month when he killed Cecil the lion, …
Why a ban on hunting in Botswana isn’t the answer to challenges facing the country
But communities, hunting operators and game farmers were not happy at all. Hunting, and especially …
The shaming of Walter Palmer for killing Cecil the Lion
Palmer quickly became the latest case study in 21st-century shaming, where opprobrium can be expressed …
From Hemingway to Blixen: why Africa still attracts hunters
South Africa and Namibia are cases in point. Both countries recorded growth in their game …
Banning trophy hunting could do more harm than good
While to most people (including us) this might seem like an abhorrent way to generate …