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Conned-tradictory
Once upon a time, not so long ago, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) sought consultation on controls on the import and export of hunting trophies. Their publi... Read More
Superiority Complex
On 15 December 2022, the Born Free Foundation (BFF) held an event in the UK called Beyond Trophy Hunting. Will Travers, their executive president, stated this presentation of alternatives to trophy hu... Read More
Winning the Hearts and Minds Battle with AI?
There is little doubt that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of modern life, like it or not. Chatbots are software programs designed to simulate human conversation, often using ... Read More
Citizen Hunter: The Story of SA Hunters
From its humble beginnings in 1949, when 50 hunters met in a coffee shop in the Pretoria Zoo when there seemed no hope for the future of wildlife in South Africa, SA Hunters and Game Conservation Asso... Read More
Gathering for a Gathering, for Conservation
Plains bison, prior to the mid-1800s, roamed North America’s then-vast grasslands in large herds, in the estimated tens of millions of individuals. They were not only keystone species in the Great P... Read More
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
The Humane Society is notorious for its “surveys” about public sentiment around hunting. A 2017 poll, they claim, shows deep and widespread opposition to trophy hunting (suspiciously that pag... Read More
Masses of Murders
How ironic that one of the most invasive species on the planet, the house crow, Corvus splendens, is inextricably dependent on the presence of another of the world’s most impactful – human... Read More
Sustainable Sanctuaries – America’s National Wildlife Refuges
A refuge is a place that provides shelter, solace, relief, or protection from persecution—a stronghold. Taking refuge in the human context means trying to protect yourself from unhappiness or unplea... Read More