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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The trophy hunting debate- A case for ethics
This article attempts to unravel the underlying reasoning behind the contemporary practice of "trophy hunting." It uses deontology to critique the debate on trophy hunting, which, it reckons, is based
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Millions of animal 'trophies' exported across borders, figures show
Around 1.7m animal “trophies” have been exported across borders by hunters in the last decade, with at least 200,000 of them endangered species, according to a new report. US hunters are by far the
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Zambia halts hippo culling after protests by animal rights activists
Zambian wildlife authorities said on Tuesday they had suspended the controlled slaughter of up to 2,000 hippos over the next five years following concerns from animal rights activists who described it
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Amazon To Take Down All Animal Specimen And Hunting Equipment From Its Website
After animal rights activists filed an online petition, American online retailer Amazon agreed to stop their sales of animal specimen and hunting equipment which are banned under the Wildlife Protection
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Snowy Mountains brumbies should be culled by 90% over 20 years – draft plan
Ninety per cent of the Snowy Mountains brumbies would be culled over the next two decades, under a plan released by the New South Wales government. The draft wild horse management plan for Kosciuszko
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Zimbabwe: Govt Thwarts EU Bid to Ban Trophy Imports
Government has stopped the European Union's bid to ban the import of hunting trophies from Zimbabwe with exports of wildlife from the regional bloc expected to soar, a Cabinet minister has said. This
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Judgement of the Delhi District Court regarding peacock hunting, 30/04/2016
<p>Judgement of the Delhi District Court in the matter of Wild Life Vs. Bholu dated 30/04/2016. The complainant Sh. R.R. Meena, WLI filed the present complaint u/s 55 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act,
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Monkey Hunting Could Drive These Species Extinct
It’s hard to ignore a red colobus monkey in the forests of Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island, off the coast of Cameroon. The shaggy, orange-and-maroon-hued primates bark and squawk like barnyard animals.
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African wars endanger world's largest gorilla subspecies
The population of the world's largest primate, Grauer's gorilla, found only in the conflict-plagued Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), declined calamitously in 20 years according to a report co-authored
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Forests still large enough to double the world's tiger population, study finds
Satellite maps show tiger habitat is being lost but still adequate for meeting international goal of doubling tiger numbers by 2022 Forests that harbour tigers are being lost but are still large enough