Namibia: Uproar Over Elephant Killing
The killing of an alpha elephant bull at Omatjete last week has been highly criticised by Namibian conservation and tourism groups. The elephant, named 'Voortrekker' of the rare Ugab desert-adapted
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Anti-Poaching Groups In Africa Becoming “Militarized” To Protect Elephants, Rhinos, Small Arms Survey Shows
Poachers hunting Africa’s elephants and rhinos are getting tougher, killing the animals at an alarming rate. In their quest to profit from international black markets where ivory and rhino horn can be
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The human health and conservation relevance of food taboos in northeastern Madagascar
<p>Anthropologists and ecologists investigating the dialectical relationship between human environments and the cultural practices that shape and are shaped by them have been talking past each other for
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Drivers of bushmeat hunting and perceptions of zoonoses in Nigerian hunting communities
Bushmeat hunting threatens biodiversity and increases the risk of zoonotic pathogen transmission. Nevertheless, limited information exists on patterns of contact with wildlife in communities that practice
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Zambia lifts ban on big cat trophy hunting
Zambia has lifted the ban on the hunting of leopards and will allow lion hunting next year after it established that the population of the big cats was higher than previously thought, its tourism minister
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Lions and Leopards: Hunting Ban to be Lifted in Zambia
Despite concerns from conservationists, Zambia is preparing to lift a 2013 ban on the hunting of wild lions and leopards in order to raise funds. This move may seem "extremely outrageous," however,
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South Africa: Airlines Send SA Trophy Hunting Industry Into Tailspin With Cargo Ban
Global aviation giant, Emirates Airlines, has sent shock-waves through the South African hunting industry after it became the second major airline to place an embargo on the transport of elephant, rhino,
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Is Captive Lion Hunting Really Helping to Save the Species?
Global pressure is building to end the importation of lion trophies from "canned" hunts in Africa. But those hunts are getting more popular. When Australia banned the importation of lion trophies this
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Elephants, rhinos and hippos facing extinction, experts warn
Large grass-eating animals including elephants, rhinos and hippos are facing extinction, a new study has warned. As many as 60 per cent of large herbivores are struggling to survive, with all of the
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Malta referendum extends spring bird hunting exception
(Reuters) - Hunters on the Mediterranean island of Malta have won a referendum to let them continue to hunt migrating birds in spring, a centuries-old tradition not allowed anywhere else in the European
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Genetic study finds severe inbreeding in mountain gorillas
The most extensive genetic analysis of mountain gorillas ever conducted has found the critically endangered apes burdened with severe inbreeding and at risk of extinction but the researchers still see