The Case For and Against Turkey Decoys
I’ll never forget the first time I hunted over a strutting tom decoy. I was set up in the bottom of an open, shallow draw …
Category: Trophy Hunting
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 for food or sale, tradition or money. Poachers might be …
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 per year. Out of the 23 countries taking part in …
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 the hunt on his reserve without the necessary permit should …
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 animals and bring back trophies shows deeply rooted cultural problems …
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 trait, is a deeply polarising issue. Ethical standpoints against the …
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 legal hunting as a threatening process at all. However illegal …
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 but also conservation. The conditions under which the animals are …
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, a local favourite at Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe’s largest game …
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 trophy hunting, generates millions – particularly in rural areas where …
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 in limitless quantities and travel at unprecedented speeds. There were …
From Hemingway to Blixen: why Africa still attracts hunters
South Africa and Namibia are cases in point. Both countries recorded growth in their game populations in the last 20 to 25 years as a …