US airline in big game 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.

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.

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Air Tanzania airline named one of country's big problems
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When Tanzania's fifth president Dr. John Magufuli on Friday inaugurated the new parliament in Dodoma, the political capital of East Africa's largest country, all eyes and ears were glued to either TV or radio to hear him outline his policies for the ...

 

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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On 23 November, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete tweeted: “There has never been, nor will there ever be any plan by the Government of #Tanzania to evict the #Maasai people from their ancestral land.” Is that really the case?
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In South Africa, big game hunting is big business. The whole sector is worth more than $2bn (£1.3bn) a year to the country's economy, and animals can change hands at auctions for millions.

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A fun dancing game which Congolese children love to play in the street or during school breaks, has just hit the sporting big-time with a demonstration at the African games.