Threatened African wildlife on offer at the Safari Club International convention as undercover investigation reveals sale of captive-bred lion hunts and products made from giraffes, elephants, rhinos, stingrays, kangaroos and more
SOUTH AFRICA — As animal protection organizations fight for the survival of many African wildlife species, an undercover investigation by Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States has exposed exhibitors peddling wild animal products and pay-to-slay trophy hunts
As UK debates hunting trophy import and export ban, undercover investigation at the Safari Club International convention reveals sale of illegal wildlife products, captive-bred lion hunts and products made from giraffes, elephants, stingrays, kangaroos an
LONDON — As the UK government considers introducing a ban on hunting trophy imports and exports, an undercover investigation by Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States has exposed the sale of sickening pay-to-slay trips to kill iconic
An undercover investigation at the Safari Club International convention reveals the sale of potentially illegal wildlife products, captive-bred lion hunts and displays of thousands of products made from giraffes, elephants, stingrays, kangaroos and more
WASHINGTON — An undercover investigation last week by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International exposed exhibitors peddling wild animal products at the Safari Club International convention in Reno, Nevada. Items found for sale include belts and boots
After legal loss, Trump Administration disbands illegal trophy hunting council
WASHINGTON -- After a key legal defeat, the Department of the Interior told a federal district court in New York late Friday that no future meetings of the International Wildlife Conservation Council (IWCC) will take place, bringing an end to the controversial
City Lodge Hotel Group becomes the first African hotel chain to announce a cage-free egg policy with HSI-Africa
South Africa — City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has become the first African hotel chain to announce a cage-free eggs commitment, after working for two years with animal protection organisation Humane Society International to develop its animal welfare policy. By the end
As UK debates hunting trophy import ban, Safari Club International’s annual convention promotes the senseless killing of wild animals for fun
LONDON — Thousands of trophy hunters from around the world will gather next week in Nevada, USA, for the world’s largest trophy hunt convention, held by Safari Club International, at which trophy hunter Donald Trump Jr. is also scheduled to speak. One
Botswana’s first elephant hunt to be auctioned in Canada
MONTREAL—Amid global recognition of the threatened survival of elephants, a hunting club in Calgary is poised to auction off the first licence for a foreigner to hunt elephant in Botswana. The Ivory-Free Canada Coalition, a partnership of Canadian non-profit organisations, including: Humane
Lawsuit aims to force Trump administration to halt U.S. pangolin trade
WASHINGTON— Wildlife conservation groups sued the Trump administration today to force officials to propose Endangered Species Act protections for critically imperiled pangolins. Today’s lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service notes that pangolins, which inhabit Asia and Africa, are in grave
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