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Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation takes protest to Chinese Embassy to stop inhumane export of wild baby elephants for captivity
Oscar Nkala LONDON—The Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation will be joined on Friday 24th May by international NGOs, as well as actor and conservationist Dan Richardson, in a silent protest outside the Chinese Embassy against the exploitative export of wild-caught baby elephants from Zimbabwe to foreign
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
Undercover investigation exposes illegal wildlife items, including elephant skin furniture, hippo skull table and stingray belts, for sale at Safari Club International’s 2019 convention
WASHINGTON – An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International revealed dozens of items made from imperiled wildlife for sale last week at the Safari Club International convention in Reno, Nevada. These items included elephant skin furniture
Undercover investigation at Safari Club International convention exposes hypocrisy used to promote the sale of trophy hunts and products of imperiled and endangered species
WASHINGTON—A shocking undercover investigation released today by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International exposed the hypocrisy that the trophy hunting industry uses to promote the killing of imperiled species. The Safari Club International convention in Nashville
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
Undercover investigation exposes shocking, unregulated market for giraffe parts across the United States despite steep population declines
MEDIA DOWNLOADS WASHINGTON—A shocking undercover investigation conducted by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International found giraffe parts and products sold online and in stores by at least 51 dealers across the United States. An investigator went undercover in 21
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
Caza de trofeos: 9 de cada 10 argentinos están en contra de esta práctica
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—La sociedad argentina le dice basta a la caza de trofeos en el país y a la exportación e importación de los trofeos. Así lo demuestran los resultados de una encuesta realizada en Argentina para conocer la opinión respecto de esta práctica, que consiste en matar animales para
Undercover-Ermittlung auf dem US Safari Club International Kongress deckt die Heuchelei auf, mit der weltweit der Verkauf von Trophäenjagden und Produkten von gefährdeten und bedrohten Tierarten gefördert wird
BERLIN—Eine schockierende Undercover-Untersuchung, die von Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) und Humane Society International (HSI) veröffentlicht wurde, deckt die Heuchelei auf, mit der die Trophäenjagdindustrie das Töten gefährdeter Tierarten fördert. Auf dem Kongress des Safari Club
Undercover investigation at Safari Club International convention exposes hypocrisy used to promote the sale of trophy hunts and products of imperiled and endangered species
WASHINGTON—A shocking undercover investigation released today by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International exposed the hypocrisy that the trophy hunting industry uses to promote the killing of imperiled species. The Safari Club International convention in Nashville
Un’indagine sotto copertura alla convention del Safari Club International smaschera l’ipocrisia utilizzata per promuovere la vendita internazionale di cacce al trofeo e di prodotti ricavati da specie minacciate e in via di estinzione
ROMA—Una scioccante indagine sotto copertura pubblicata da Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) e da Humane Society International (HSI) ha messo in luce l'ipocrisia con cui l'industria della caccia al trofeo promuove l'uccisione di specie in pericolo. La convention del Safari Club
Tajne śledztwo przeprowadzone w czasie konwencji łowieckiej Safari Club International w Stanach Zjednoczonych ujawnia hipokryzję, która stoi za sprzedażą polowań na trofea i produktów wykonanych z zagrożonych gatunków
WASZYNGTON—Szokujące wyniki tajnego śledztwa opublikowane przez Humane Society of the United States i Humane Society International, ujawniają hipokryzję, jaką przemysł myśliwski wykorzystuje do promocji zabijania zagrożonych gatunków. Konwencja zorganizowana przez Safari Club International (SCI) w
Undercover investigation at U.S. hunting convention exposes the sale of trophy hunts and products of imperiled and endangered species
BRUSSELS—A shocking undercover investigation released by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International exposed the hypocrisy that the trophy hunting industry uses to promote the killing of imperiled species. The Safari Club International convention in Nashville, Tennessee
Trophy hunting resources
Trophy Hunting by the Numbers: The European Union’s role in global trophy hunting Import and Export of CITES listed species between 2014 and 2018 /sites/default/files/uploads/2021/06/Trophy-hunting-numbers-eu-report.pdf Summary from Trophy Hunting by the Numbers report /sites/default/files/uploads
Trophy hunting is back on the Italian political agenda
BRUSSELS —The issue of trophy hunting is back on the Italian political agenda with the new presentation by Hon. Michela Vittoria Brambilla of a bill aimed at banning the import, export and re-export, to and from Italy, of hunting trophies obtained from animals who are protected by CITES (the
Threats to Rhinos
Although habitat loss is an important consideration when evaluating the decline in rhino populations, the main threat comes from poaching. Rhino horn is a highly valuable commodity, used in Traditional Chinese Medicine in China, Vietnam and other parts of East Asia. Recent years have been disastrous