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Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA—The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment announced this weekend that South Africa will allow the hunting of 10 vulnerable leopard, 150 endangered elephant and 10 critically endangered black rhino in 2022. This concerning news precedes World Wildlife Day

LONDON—New U.K. national polling from the #DontBetrayAnimals campaign, backed by a group of 14 of the country’s leading animal protection charities including Humane Society International/UK, shows British voters want to see the government deliver on its promise to protect animals. Polling comes

BRUSSELS—In a joint position paper, conservation and animal protection organizations from all around the world, including 45 non-governmental organizations from African countries, speak out against trophy hunting and urge policymakers to ban imports. Mona Schweizer from Pro Wildlife says: “Trophy

BRUXELLES—In un documento che delinea la posizione comune di 137 organizzazioni per la conservazione e la protezione degli animali di tutto il mondo, tra cui 45 organizzazioni non governative provenienti da Paesi africani, le stesse si esprimono contro la caccia ai trofei e esortano i decisori

KRAKÓW, Polska—Wspólny apel 137 organizacji zajmujących się ochroną przyrody i prawami zwierząt, w tym 45 organizacji z Afryki, wzywa polityków do wprowadzenia zakazu importu trofeów łowieckich już teraz. „Polowania dla trofeów są najgorszą formą eksploatacji świata przyrody i nigdy nie były ani

BEIJING–China’s leading animal protection organizations have sent an open letter to President Xi Jinping urging the Chinese government to make China the first country in Asia to ban the import of rhino hunting trophies. At a press conference held in Beijing on World Rhino Day, Capital Animal Welfare

CAPE TOWN—The High Court of the Western Cape has handed down judgment in the application for an interim interdict against the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) 2022 hunting and export quotas for leopard, black rhino and elephant. The application for relief was brought by

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—South African citizens have spoken out against the cruel practice of hunting wild animals for trophies. A new 2022 IPSOS survey, commissioned by animal protection charity Humane Society International/Africa, reveals that 68% of the South African population oppose trophy

BERLIN/CAPE TOWN, Südafrika—Die südafrikanische Bevölkerung hat sich gegen die grausame Praxis der Trophäenjagd auf Wildtiere ausgesprochen. Eine neue Umfrage, die von der Tierschutzorganisation Humane Society International/Africa in Auftrag gegeben wurde, zeigt, dass 68% der südafrikanischen

ROMA/CITTA’ DEL CAPO, Sudafrica—I cittadini sudafricani si sono espressi contro la crudele pratica della caccia al trofeo di animali selvatici. Un nuovo sondaggio Ipsos del 2022, commissionato dall'organizzazione per la protezione degli animali Humane Society International/Africa, rivela che il 68%

KRAKOW, Polska—Południowoafrykańskie społeczeństwo coraz krytyczniej ocenia polowania dla trofeów. Zgodnie z wynikami badań opinii publicznej przeprowadzonymi przez IPSOS na zlecenie Humane Society International/Africa aż 68% respondentów sprzeciwia się polowaniom dla trofeów, a 65% jest przeciwko

BRUSSELS—Yesterday, Humane Society International/Europe handed a petition signed by nearly 50,000 citizens from all over the world to the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions, urging the EU to take action against the trade in hunting trophies. The petition offers concrete interim policy

BRÜSSEL—Humane Society International/Europe hat gestern dem Petitionsausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments eine Petition übergeben, die von weltweit 48.226 Bürger*innen unterzeichnet wurde und die EU auffordert, Maßnahmen gegen den Jagdtrophäenhandel zu ergreifen. Ikonische Tierarten wie Löwen

BRUXELLES—Hier, Humane Society International/Europe a remis à la Commission des pétitions du Parlement européen une pétition rassemblant près de 50 000 signatures de citoyens du monde entier appelant l’Union européenne à lutter contre le commerce de trophées de chasses. La pétition propose des

BRUSELAS—Ayer, Humane Society International/Europa entregó a la Comisión de Peticiones del Parlamento Europeo una petición, firmada por cerca de 50.000 ciudadanos, instando a la UE a adoptar medidas contra el comercio de trofeos de caza. La petición contiene recomendaciones políticas concretas y

CAPE TOWN—South Africa represents the biggest percentage of hunting outfitter exhibitors at the Dallas Safari Club (DSC) annual convention. The DSC, a Texas-based trophy hunting industry organisation, hosts the USA’s biggest industry hunting event, which is being held online this year. Based on

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