Making tiger trade illegal has had unintended consequences on lions. The problem has escalated over the last few years.
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Some say that keeping wild animals in captivity is cruel. Others believe they promote conservation and give people a link to nature.
Genetics need to be considered when relocating lion populations because they a play a role in the animals’ evolutionary line.
The film ‘Blood Lions’ is contributing to the debate over canned hunting by delving into a sensationalised yet comprehensive true story.
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 has been a huge increase in attention recently to the problem of wildlife poaching, mostly from the stream of grisly stories from Africa about rhino and elephants illegally killed for their horn…
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…
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Environmental Social Scientist, Newcastle University
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Research associate, Griffith University
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University
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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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Research Associate at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Leiden University
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Research Associate, Department of Conservation Management, Nelson Mandela University
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Professor of Conservation Biology & Ecology, Montana State University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Conservation Geography, University of Helsinki
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Senior research associate, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Research and Training Manager, Wildlife &Ecological Investments, Tshwane University of Technology
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Senior lecturer, UNSW
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Postdoc with the Elephant Listening Project at BRP, Cornell University