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How is trophy hunting different from other types of hunting? The most common form of hunting in the world is subsistence hunting (hunting for food). Trophy hunting—also referred to as “sport hunting” under many laws—however, is a niche form of hunting motivated by entertainment and bragging rights

LONDON—A group of 103 wildlife conservation experts, scientists, government officials and community leaders who live or work in countries throughout Africa—including Botswana, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe—have sent an open letter to Members of the House

LONDYN, Warszawa—Grupa 103 ekspertów zajmujących się ochroną przyrody, naukowców, urzędników państwowych i liderów społeczności, którzy mieszkają lub pracują w krajach Afryki — w tym w Botswanie, Tanzanii, RPA, Nigerii, Demokratycznej Republice Konga i Zimbabwe — wysłała list otwarty do członków

A weighty 75,504 global citizens (including at least 9,011 voices from South Africa) are calling on Minister Barbara Creecy and her Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to implement the New Deal for People and Wildlife, as outlined in the draft Policy Position on the

( for English version, please scroll down) Corpi, pelli, zampe e teste dagli sguardi oramai vacui, irrigiditi nell’immobilità della morte. Non più animali, ma oggetti, resi tali dalla canna di un fucile e immortalati dall’obiettivo della fotocamera. Sono nature morte del nostro tempo, dei secoli XIX

GENEVA—The Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) today agreed to protect giraffes for the first time by listing the species on Appendix II, which will now regulate international trade in giraffe parts, such as hides, bones and meat. Today

MONTREAL—Seventeen renowned Canadian artists and scientists have signed an open letter calling on the Canadian government to take urgent action to prohibit elephant ivory trade. In the past century, the African elephant population, which is currently listed as critically endangered/endangered by the

MONTRÉAL—Dix-sept artistes et scientifiques canadiens de renom ont signé une lettre ouverte invitant le gouvernement canadien à intervenir de toute urgence pour interdire le commerce de l’ivoire d’éléphant. Au cours du siècle dernier, le nombre d’éléphants d’Afrique, qui figurent sur la liste des

MONTREAL— Humane Society International/Canada applauds Environment Canada for moving another step forward in closing the Canadian market to elephant ivory and rhino horn trade. Proposed regulations which would prohibit elephant ivory and rhino horn trade in Canada, along with imports of hunting

MONTRÉAL—Humane Society International/Canada félicite Environnement Canada pour avoir fait un pas de plus vers la fermeture du marché canadien associé au commerce de l’ivoire d’éléphant et des cornes de rhinocéros. Des propositions de règlementations publiées dans La Gazette du Canada, Partie I

LONDON—Animal advocate and much-loved TV regular Dr. Amir Khan has joined with animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK to front a short film exposing the cruelty of the trophy hunting industry. In the film, Khan explains why the UK’s proposed ban on hunting trophy imports—due

BRUSSELS—Last week, participants in the “Chicken Welfare Roundtable: Collaboration for Change” at the European Parliament called for urgent reforms to improve the lives of chickens raised solely for meat—often referred to as “broiler” chickens—in the European Union. The roundtable brought together