Global wildlife charity urges US and EU governments to ban trophy imports and lion hunting

Global wildlife charity urges US and EU governments to ban trophy imports and lion hunting

Following the tragic and reportedly illegal killing of Cecil the lion, Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA today called on the US Government and European Union to take urgent steps to end the import of lion trophies and for an international moratorium on lion hunting.

The global outcry following Cecil’s death has sent shock waves across the world...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Dec

Don’t ban lion trophy imports, France told

Tanzania says it will not back France’s ban on the importation of lion heads, paws and skin as trophies, arguing the move would have adverse effects on wildlife conservation.

 

10 years ago

BBC

07 Aug

Cecil the lion: Why a hunting ban is not the answer

Why a hunting ban might cost more lives than it saves

 

11 years ago

ETurboNews

09 Jul

Saving wildlife and tourism Fresh call to ban hunting in Tanzania emerges

eTurboNews
Saving wildlife and tourism Fresh call to ban hunting in Tanzania emerges
eTurboNews
The opposition in Tanzanian parliament has demanded that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism cancel the hunting license of one company, which in a promotional video clip – played to members of the sessional committee – is seen to violate ...

 

10 years ago

BBC

McGrath photos: Can trophy hunting help Africa conservation?

Cricketer's trophy photos raise conservation questions

 

10 years ago

Bloomberg

28 Nov

Tanzania Government Denies Plan to Evict Maasai for Lion Hunting

eTurboNews
Tanzania Government Denies Plan to Evict Maasai for Lion Hunting
Bloomberg
Tanzanian Natural Resources Minster Lazaro Nyalandu said reports are false that the government would evict 40,000 ethnic Maasai from traditional lands being sold to rich Middle Eastern investors. Maasai elders started an online petition last year that ...
Tanzania statement on relocation of Maasai tribesmen to establish a tourism ...eTurboNews
Uncovering Tanzanias natural wondersTravel Weekly

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

11 May

TZ against trophy ban

Tanzania is appealing to the US government to drop its ban on sport-hunted trophies from the country. Authorities here say the decision was made in haste.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Nov

Museveni threatens to slap ban on imports from Kenya

>President Museveni has threatened to block Kenya products from accessing the Ugandan market saying officials in the neighbouring Kenya Revenue Authority who are blocking sugar and chicken imports from Uganda are “myopic” and are contravening the East African Community protocol.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Oct

Hunting firms donate Sh60m to villages to conserve wildlife

Four tourist hunting firms operating in the Selous Game Reserve yesterday donated Sh60 million to three villages located near the wildlife haven.

 

10 years ago

BBC

04 Aug

US airline in big game trophy ban

The US airline Delta bans the shipment of big game trophies on its flights following the outcry over the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe.

 

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