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In a joint position paper, 136 conservation and animal protection organisations from all around the world, including 45 NGOs from African countries, speak out against trophy hunting and urge policy-makers to ban imports.

136 NGOs around the world call for a ban on hunting trophy imports

Marking the sixth anniversary of the killing of Cecil the lion by an American trophy hunter, animal and nature protection NGOs, members of the European Parliament, and conservation experts from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya are calling on the EU to ban the import of hunting trophies.

Leading animal protection NGOs call for EU ban on hunting trophy imports

The planets favourite wild creature, speed bred and factory farmed for body parts. A passionate account told through the eyes of Karl Ammann.

"The Tiger Mafia Film": Virtual premiere, followed by live Q&A

26 October 2020

Wildlife crime is believed to intersect with other transnational organised crimes such as drugs, arms and human trafficking.

Wildlife crime: the soft underbelly of organised crime

19 October 2020

Weak legislation and limited checks on private captive tiger facilities across the EU and the UK provide significant opportunity for tiger parts, such as skins and bones, to enter illegal trade, according to a joint report from WWF and TRAFFIC.

"Falling Through the System": The role of the European Union captive tiger population in the trade in tigers

30 September 2020

Six years after the launch of the WildLeaks Project, the world’s first whistle blower initiative dedicated to environmental and wildlife crime, Earth League International (ELI) has released its first report on this ground-breaking platform.

The world’s first whistleblower initiative dedicated to wildlife crime releases first report "WildLeaks"

14 September 2020

In this study, researchers explore how the public perceives wildlife crimes, finding that a significant portion think stealing a loaf of bread is worse than killing a deer outside of hunting season.

How does the public feel about crimes against wildlife?

7 September 2020

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

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