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Commissioner Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission answers to an oral written question by Virginie Joron MEP inquiring on the CITES' ban on hunting endangered species: does the Commission support banning the hunting of endangered species or does it side with supporters of permit-based hunting? What is the current legal state of play with regarding to hunting trophies?

The European Commission confirms its position on "sustainably managed" trophy hunting

Trophy hunters ‘boasted about how easy it is to shoot giraffes’ at a ‘gruesome’ trade show flogging low-price and ‘illegal’ killing expeditions.

Cheap deals on ‘easy’ animal killing trips at Europe’s largest trophy hunting fair

10 February 2020

The arguments for trophy hunting contained within a recent letter published in the journal Science simply don't stack up.

Trophy hunting is not sustainable

19 September 2019

Party also pledges, if in government, to ban trophy hunters from selling their spoils in the UK

Labour plans to phase out animal testing as part of manifesto promise

The Foreign Secretary said he would hold a vote on the "barbaric" sport if he becomes Prime Minister - and he'd opt to scrap the ban

UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to bring back fox hunting

Conservationists who support trophy hunting as a means of raising funds for preserving wild areas and wild animals have always argued that ‘if it pays, it stays’.

IUCN study shows trophy hunting doesn’t live up to its claim of supporting conservation

26 wildlife advocacy groups have sent an open letter to Member State Environment Ministers calling for a clamp down on the import of hunting trophies into the European Union (EU).

Time to clamp down on trophy hunting – Wildlife advocacy groups call on European Governments to take action hunting trophy imports

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MEP Neena Gill tabled in January a Written Declaration to call the Council and Commission upon to re-examine rules and procedures with a view to restricting all trophy imports. In the video below she calls on the public to contact their MEP to ensure their support.

MEP Neena Gill’s Written Declaration on Trophy Hunting

2 February 2016

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Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the news from its member Fondation Brigitte Bardot that the French Government will no longer allow the import of trophies from lion hunting into France.

Great news as France stops import of trophies from lion hunts

19 November 2015

The signatories to this letter, representing a wide range of international organisations with an interest in wildlife conservation, urge the European Commission and its Member States to consider adopting a moratorium on all imports of hunting trophies derived from species listed on the CITES/WTR appendices.

Wildlife Trophy Imports into EU Countries

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Eurogroup for Animals welcomed the debate held today at the European Parliament and hosted by Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP (EPP, FI) and Catherine Bearder MEP (ALDE, UK) concerning the controversial new business of trophy hunting of canned lions.

Trophy hunting of canned animals has no part to play in their conservation

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Eurogroup for Animals will participate in the seminar about trophy hunting of canned lions in the European Parliament on Tuesday 17 March. The well-known South African photo-journalist Ian Michler will present extracts of his upcoming documentary on trophy hunting and will comment on his film.

Event – EU regulation on trade in endangered species: the case of trophy hunting

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