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Lawsuit challenges Trump Administration’s trophy hunting council

Washington, DC— Conservation and animal protection groups sued the Trump administration today for illegally establishing the “International Wildlife Conservation Council,” an advisory panel stacked with people who have personal or financial interests in killing or importing rare or endangered

Lawsuit seeks online access to federal elephant, lion trophy import records

(RICHMOND, Virginia) —The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, Center for Biological Diversity, and Born Free USA sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for violating the law by failing to post online elephant and lion trophy permitting records as required by the

Last chance to save Bill to ban UK imports of hunting trophies following hijack by a small group of pro-hunting policymakers

LONDON—A small number of Peers have been criticised by animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK for attempting to wreck the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill at its Committee Stage in the House of Lords. Peers including Lord Mancroft and the Earl of Caithness tabled

Italian media’s undercover investigation at Europe’s biggest hunting fair exposes trophy hunting lobby’s deceptions, divide amongst hunters as countries consider trophy trade bans

ROME—Yesterday, the Italian media outlet Kodami released Europe’s largest hunting fair held in Dortmund, Germany from January 24-29, delivering another shocking look behind the scenes of an industry currently under intense political scrutiny in Europe as multiple Member States consider hunting

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Verdeckte Ermittlungen italienischer Medien auf Europas größter Jagdmesse “Jagd & Hund” decken die Heuchelei der Trophäenjagdlobby und die Spaltung unter den Jäger*innen auf

BERLIN—Gestern veröffentlichte das italienische Medienunternehmen Kodami ein Video ihrer „Jagd & Hund", Europas größter Jagdmesse, die vom 24. bis 29. Januar in Dortmund stattfand, und gewährte damit einen weiteren schockierenden Blick hinter die Kulissen einer Branche, die derzeit in Europa unter

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Inchiesta sotto copertura di Kodami alla più grande fiera di caccia in Europa smaschera l’ipocrisia della caccia al trofeo ed evidenzia l’importanza d’un divieto di importazione dei trofei di caccia ottenuti da specie minacciate e in via di estinzi

ROME—Ieri, la testata giornalistica italiana Kodami, ha rilasciato Jagd & Hund” ,la più grande fiera della caccia d’Europa tenutasi a Dortmund, in Germania, dal 24 al 29 gennaio 2023. Le immagini raccolte offrono un altro scioccante sguardo dietro le quinte di un’industria attualmente sottoposta a

Tajne dochodzenie włoskich mediów na największych targach łowieckich w Europie ujawnia oszustwa lobby myśliwskiego i opinie samych myśliwych na temat zakazu importu trofeów łowieckich

RZYM, Warszawa—W ubiegłym tygodniu włoski magazyn Kodami opublikował reportaż z niezależnego i tajnego śledztwa przeprowadzonego w czasie „Jagd & Hund”, największych targów łowieckich w Europie, odbywających się w Dortmundzie w Niemczech w dniach 24-29 stycznia. W ten sposób dostarczył kolejnych

Ivory-Free Canada Coalition condemns Toronto Sportsmen’s Show for allowing South African outfitters to sell cruel, unsustainable elephant hunts

MONTREAL – At a time when African nations are contending with an elephant poaching crisis that has caused devastating population declines, it has come to light that the annual Toronto Sportsmen’s Show continues to allow three vendors to sell elephant trophy hunting excursions that further threaten

Italy's largest hunting fair no longer welcome in Vicenza

VICENZA, Italy —Martina Pluda, director for Italy at Humane Society International/Europe, states the following regarding the announcement by IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA to discontinue HIT Show, the hunting fair: “I welcome the decision by IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA to no longer organize

La più grande fiera venatoria italiana non è più gradita a Vicenza 

VICENZA, Italia—Martina Pluda, Direttrice per l’Italia di Humane Society International/Europe commenta come segue l’ annuncio di IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA di dismettere HIT Show, la fiera della caccia: “Accolgo con favore la decisione di IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA di non riproporre più

ITA Airways joins the campaign of the international organization Humane Society International/Europe and introduces a ban on transporting hunting trophies on its flights, both as cargo and as passenger baggage

ROME—The leading Italian airline, ITA Airways, proudly announces its support of the campaign #NotInMyWorld of the global animal protection charity Humane Society International/Europe. The airline has adopted a new corporate policy that prohibits the transportation of hunting trophies on all company

ITA Airways schließt sich der Kampagne der internationalen Organisation Humane Society International/Europe an und führt ein Verbot für den Transport von Jagdtrophäen auf ihren Flügen ein, sowohl als Fracht als auch als Passagiergepäck.

ROM/BERLIN—Die führende italienische Fluggesellschaft, ITA Airways, verkündet mit Stolz ihre Unterstützung der Kampagne #NotInMyWorld der globalen Tierschutzorganisation Humane Society International/Europe (HSI). Die Fluggesellschaft hat eine neue Unternehmensrichtlinie verabschiedet, die den

ITA Airways aderisce alla campagna dell’Organizzazione internazionale Humane Society International/Europe e introduce sui propri voli il divieto di trasportare trofei di caccia sia come merce cargo che come bagaglio al seguito del passeggero

ROMA—Il vettore di riferimento italiano ITA Airways, annuncia con orgoglio l’adesione alla campagna dell’Organizzazione internazionale per la protezione degli animali Humane Society International/Europe #NotInMyWorld e adotta una nuova policy aziendale che vieta il trasporto di trofei di caccia su

World Lion Day sees South Africa tarnished by captive lion industry

CAPE TOWN—South Africa is not a good place for lions today, on World Lion Day—and it won’t be tomorrow either, with an estimated 11,000 lions held captive in more than 300 facilities across the country. The captive lion breeding industry is marked by ongoing exposure of poor conditions and welfare

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child calls on South African government to ‘protect children against violence of trophy hunting’

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on the South African government to “protect children from the vicarious effects of exposure to violence inflicted on animals such as during Trophy Hunting.” The announcement, on 8 February 2024, follows a

Trophy Hunting: Animals Under Fire

Some of the animals that trophy hunters covet and what HSI is doing to stop trophy hunting: Elephants African elephants are experiencing an unprecedented poaching crisis and their numbers are dwindling. American trophy hunters imported the parts of an estimated 5,774 elephants over the past 10 years

U.S. Endangered Species Act protection sought for giraffes

WASHINGTON—In response to recent scientific consensus on giraffes’ vulnerability to extinction, five wildlife protection groups today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Earth’s tallest land animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The legal petition, filed by the Center

U.S. officials urged to reconsider approval of black rhino trophy import

WASHINGTON—Conservation and animal-welfare groups today urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider a federal decision to allow a Texas billionaire to import a critically endangered black rhino shot as a trophy hunt in Namibia. The Fish and Wildlife

Two iconic big tusker elephants killed by trophy hunters in Botswana

WASHINGTON—Trophy hunters have killed two of Botswana’s biggest elephants. They belonged to the few remaining “hundred-pounder” elephants—elephants with at least one tusk weighing 100 pounds—of which there are said to be fewer than 40 left in the whole of Africa. They were critically important for

Trophy hunting: Nine out of 10 Argentines are against this practice

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The vast majority of Argentine society opposes trophy hunting in the country and the export and import of trophies. This was demonstrated by the results of a recent survey conducted in Argentina in May 2022 regarding this practice, which consists of killing animals for