There are now six species roaming wild, and their numbers are increasing dramatically as their population expands and through human action. As they spread, they raise uncomfortable issues for conservation.
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Hunting remains a controversial pastime. But that hasn’t stopped it attracting hunters wanting to track Africa’s wide array of wild animals.
Botswanan communities, hunting operators and game farmers reacted badly to the country’s hunting ban. This is because it generates income, particularly in poor rural areas.
Recent media coverage of trophy hunting - following the death of the lion Cecil – raises questions about why some people seem to enjoy killing animals for fun.
Now that Cecil the Lion is gone, what lessons can be taken from the controversial manner of his death?
The fact that people are still travelling thousands of miles to kill exotic animals and bring back trophies shows deeply rooted cultural problems in Western societies.
Countries with healthy populations of big game should allow tourists to hunt them.
Hunting is a major source of controversy on the African continent. Many nations have strict laws against hunting while others see it as an opportunity to make money.
There’s more to reintroducing wildlife than just releasing a few lynx.
In an era flush with vaccines and antibiotics, when the greatest health risks in the developed world ride on the back of fried fish and hamburgers, it is easy to forget that infectious diseases still account…
Conservationists have recently become very excited about financial incentives. The idea is to pay people to do things that will help biodiversity, for example, where farmers are paid not to till crops…
Across the open heather moors of upland Britain, last-minute preparations are being put in place for the start of the red grouse shooting season on August 12. On average about 200,000 grouse are shot every…
Recreational hunters could significantly contribute to pest-management according to a new study. Survey results have indicated…
This month marks the re-opening of the controversial trophy hunt for at-risk grizzly bears in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Scrutiny of this hunt was ramped up last year with new evidence that…
Despite the environment being, according to the Olympic Charter, the “third dimension of Olympism”, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has yet to act on the enormous tonnage of lead shot scattered…
William, Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the British throne, likes to go deer stalking. It must be a class thing. Until the 19th century, deer stalking – what in the US is called “hunting” – was largely…
Criticism of sport hunting nearly always focuses on whether hunting is cruel or not. A good example was provided by the recent controversy surrounding Melissa Bachmann, a keen hunter and television personality…
Crocodiles use strategic moves to lure their prey according to new research by The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The…
In an article for National Geographic and a forthcoming documentary film, author and birder Jonathan Franzen ponders the slaughter of migratory songbirds around the Mediterranean, and asks how it can be…
The New South Wales Government will allow hunting to continue in national parks from October, after disbanding the state’s Game Council earlier this month following a scathing review of how it was being…
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Environmental Social Scientist, Newcastle University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor in Tourism, North-West University
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Honorary Research Fellow, UCL
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Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
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Professor of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and Director, Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence, Colorado State University
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Oppenheimer-Jamma Research Chair in African Wildlife Economies, Stellenbosch University
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Emeritus Research Professor of African Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Biology and Faculty Co-Director of Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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Emeritus Professor, Environmental Science, James Cook University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Tasmania
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Associate professor, UNSW
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Research Associate, Department of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand; Chief Research Officer, Good Governance Africa; Managing Director, Harvey Economics Pty Ltd.
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PHD Graduate, School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University, Deakin University