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Zambia: Moratorium Placed on Trophy Hunting Amid Corruption Concerns
Date: 17 Jan 2013
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The Zambian government has banned trophy hunting for at least one year, citing corruption within the country’s hunting sector. Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo said via allAfrica.com that only “a few individuals” actually profit from hunting. There is a lot of cheating and corruption surrounding the wildlife hunting business which the Government has just banned. It is a lucrative sector which has seen
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Are African ‘Lion Encounters’ Scamming the Public?
Date: 19 Aug 2012
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Captive lion breeding operations in Africa — which charge tourists a fee for “walking with lions” or “cub petting” experiences — actually have no conservation value, although most claim to be linked to lion conservation efforts. A recent report has revealed that these “commercial lion encounter programs” in Africa are misleading the public regarding their role in specie
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The Lion Bone’s Connected to the … Rhino Horn?
Date: 21 May 2012
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The Lion Bone’s Connected to the … Rhino Horn? (via http://www.rhinoconservation.org) International concern is growing around South African game industry insiders who are dabbling in illicit rhino horn and lion bone trade. Why lion bones? With fewer than 4,000 wild tigers left — some estimates place the wild population at a mere 3,200 — a sharp increase in the lion bone trade strongly…
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