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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
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 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
Third 'super tusker' elephant killed in Tanzania within the past six months
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—It has been reported that another “super tusker” elephant bull, from the Amboseli elephant population, has been shot and killed in the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area in Tanzania. The killing took place during a hunting expedition operated by Kilombero North Safaris and
Trzeci samiec słonia z rekordowymi ciosami zabity w Tanzanii w ciągu ostatnich sześciu miesięcy
KAPSZTAD, WARSZAWA—Ostatnie doniesienia o zabiciu kolejnego samca z rekordowymi ciosami, który należał do populacji z Amboseli, pochodzą z rejonu Enduimet w Tanzanii. Do zabicia słonia doszło podczas wyprawy myśliwskiej prowadzonej przez Kilombero North Safaris i miał w nim brać udział prominentny
The Canadian Polar Bear Hunt
Canada holds more than half the world's population of polar bears, most ranging either solely or partially within the vast borders of Nunavut, a territory spanning nearly 2 million square kilometers. These ice-dependent bears—beloved by people worldwide—have become a symbol of wilderness species
Texas hunter seeks to import trophy of critically endangered black rhino
Only two months after global controversy erupted over US imports of elephant and lion hunting trophies, a wealthy Texan has applied for a permit to import a trophy from his killing of a critically endangered black rhino from Namibia. The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society
Teresa Telecky, Ph.D
Teresa Telecky, Ph.D. is Vice President of the Wildlife Department for Humane Society International. She is an expert on the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and serves as the Executive Director and Vice President of the Species
Spanish hunting fair glorifies the slaughter of imperiled wildlife, ignoring calls to end trophy hunting
MADRID—Humane Society International/Europe found that at least 54 outfitters at one of EU’s largest hunting fairs, Cinegética, were selling trophy hunts for internationally protected species. Trophy hunters and industry gathered at the fair in Madrid to congratulate each other and brag about another
Una feria de caza española celebra la matanza de animales salvajes protegidos, ignorando las peticiones para acabar con la caza de trofeos
MADRID—Humane Society International/Europe descubrió que en una de las mayores ferias de caza de la UE, Cinegética, al menos 54 empresas y proveedores vendían trofeos de caza de especies protegidas internacionalmente. Cazadores de trofeos y líderes de la industria se reunieron en Madrid en, para
Hiszpańskie targi łowieckie gloryfikują rzeź zagrożonych dzikich zwierząt, ignorując apel o zakończenie polowań dla trofeów
MADRYT—Humane Society International/Europe ustaliło, że co najmniej 54 dostawców usług na jednych z największych targów łowieckich w UE, Cinegética, sprzedawało polowania dla trofeów na gatunki chronione międzynarodowym prawem. Organizatorzy polowań dla trofeów i zainteresowani nimi myśliwi zebrali
South African government increases trophy hunting quotas, sacrificing vulnerable leopard, endangered elephant and critically endangered black rhino “as conservation tool(s)”
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
Over three quarters (77%) of UK voters want to see the government ban fur imports
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