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| Proof Trophy Hunters Don’t Save A Single Animal
23 October 2015 | The Dodo | Don Pinnock |
Are trophy hunters protectors of biodiversity, as hunting associations and some conservationists claim, providing funds and a reason to protect wild areas? Or are they heartless killers of defenseless wild animals who need trophies to reinforce their fragile egos? The more vexing question — leaving aside for the moment peasant farmers defending their stock, commercial … Full Story ? |
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| Statement regarding the proposed Swazi elephant import
October 26, 2015 | BornFree Foundation | BornFree Foundation |
We, the undersigned scientists, conservationists, elephant care, animal welfare and policy experts, are strongly opposed to the proposed import of 18 elephants from Swaziland by the Dallas Zoo in Texas, Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, and the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, for the following reasons: 1. The capture and removal of wild … Full Story ? |
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| Who profits from trophy hunting riches in Zimbabwe?
October 14, 2015 | CBS News | CBS NEWS |
VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe announced this week it would not charge Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, who hunted a popular lion named Cecil. When Palmer killed Cecil, he was on a private hunt which officials claim was illegal — but Palmer says he paid $55,000 for a legal hunting permit. The killing of Cecil the … Full Story ? |
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| We treat one elephant culled as a tragedy, 20,000 poached as a statistic
16 October 2015 | The Telegraph | Adam Vaughan |
Do we only care about “charismatic megafauna” being killed if the animal in question has a name or is the biggest of its kind? You’d be forgiven for thinking so, looking at the outrage over the shooting of Cecil the lion and the death last week of what is believed to be one of Africa’s … Full Story ? |
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| For Nations Lax About Ivory Smuggling, An Easy Pass
October 19, 2015 | National Geographic Voices | Adam Cruise |
The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic recently became the latest of the countries most implicated in the illicit trafficking of elephant tusks to be let off the hook. Here’s the background. At the 16th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Conference of the Parties, in Bangkok, Thailand, … Full Story ? |
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| Outrage as ban on elephant trophy imports from Africa into Europe lifted
16 OCT 2015 | The Mirror.co.uk | MARTIN BAGOT |
Animal rights campaigners furious after EU’s Scientific Review Group’s U-turn on an earlier decision to suspend imports from Zambia. Elephant hunt trophy imports from Africa in to Europe can restart after a controversial EU ruling. Animal campaigners are furious about the EU’s Scientific Review Group’s U-turn on an earlier decision to suspend imports from Zambia. … Full Story ? |
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| Elephant export plan damages Swaziland’s wildlife reputation
19 October 2015 | SABN | Melissa Reitz | Free to publish credit CAT
With severe drought in Swaziland, US zoos are yet again taking the opportunity to import elephants and 18 wild born elephants have been earmarked for a life of captivity .They will be split into arbitrary groups of five females and one male and will be shared out amongst three US zoos. Eleven elephants were taken from … Full Story ? |
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| How World’s Largest Legal Ivory Market Fuels Demand for Illegal Ivory
October 22, 2015 | National Geographic | Laurel Neme |
A new report by WildAid, an international nongovernmental organization that aims to eliminate illegal wildlife trade, together with undercover video by independent investigators provided to WildAid and WWF-Hong Kong, exposes how Hong Kong’s legal ivory market fuels ivory smuggling and elephant poaching. Hong Kong is the world’s largest retail market for elephant ivory, with licensed … Full Story ? |
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