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Tag: lions
Lions Kill Suspected Rhino Poachers on South African Game Reserve
A gang of rhino killers apparently received a dose of their own medicine when they met up with a pride of lions on Sibuya Game […]
Wildlife Charities Unite to Call for End to Lion Trophy Hunting
High-profile protest march to take place in central London on Saturday 30th April. Responding to the global outcry over the trophy hunting of lions following […]
Lion Culling: A Paradox of Banning Trophy Hunting?
by Adam Cruise, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust Recent reports say that one of Zimbabwe’s largest private wildlife areas, Bubye Valley Conservancy, is suffering from […]
LionAid Responds to ‘Life After Cecil: Channeling Global Outrage into Funding for Conservation in Africa’
Guest Blogger: Dr. Pieter Kat, LionAid LionAid would like to take this opportunity to respond to a number of statements made in a recent publication […]
Is South Africa Seeking to Downlist Lions in Order to Trade Lion Bones?
by Adam Cruise, Courtesy of Conservation Action Trust South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs has released for public comment its first-ever Biodiversity Management Plan for […]
Presidential Task Force Releases Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking
Courtesy of U.S. Department of the Interior Recognizing that wildlife trafficking is an urgent conservation and national security threat, the U.S. Departments of the Interior, […]
South Africa: Lion ‘Farmers’ Reducing the King of Beasts to Easy Prey for ‘Hunters’
By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust International indignation over the canned hunting of lions in South Africa is growing, writes Martina Polley. Lions are majestic […]
Europeans Opposed to Canned Hunting Explore Ways of Banning Lion Trophies
By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust Conservationist Ian Michler met European lawyers, politicians, NGOs and the media this month to discuss ways of introducing a […]
Zambia: Moratorium Placed on Trophy Hunting Amid Corruption Concerns
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 […]