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Feds must hide names of hunters who kill for show, rules Trump appointee

August 27, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Brave enough to shoot a cage-raised lion,  but not enough to face the public             WASHINGTON,  D.C.––Ruling that trophy hunters’ right to privacy trumps the public right to know what animals they kill,  even though the goal of trophy hunting is showing off,  U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on August 19,  2019 ruled that the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Tanzania, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Blake Owen Fischer, David Bernhardt, Donald Trump, Guy Gorney, Jimmy John Liautaud, Judge Timothy Kelly, Larysa Switlyk, Merritt Clifton, Mike Jines, Ryan Zinke, Tess Thompson Talley, Walter Palmer

Trump words had no teeth: elephant & lion trophy imports resume

March 9, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Under current rules,  Walter Palmer might have imported Cecil’s head with little fuss             WASHINGTON D.C.–– In 20-20 hindsight,  the November 19,  2017 Twitter message by U.S. President Donald Trump hinting that he might protect African elephants and lions from trophy hunting by executive order looks more like camouflage than a decision. Twittering that trophy […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sports, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Colin Dwyer, Donald Trump, Jeremy Hance, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Piers Morgan, Ryan Zinke, Tanya Sanerib, Walter Palmer

Court of Appeals rules airlines have right to ban hunting trophies

March 21, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Verdict issued against rhino shooter Corey Knowlton, Safari Clubs, & coplaintiffs          DALLAS,  Texas––The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on March 20,  2017 ruled that Delta Airlines is under no legal obligation to carry hunting trophies. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling against trophy hunter Corey Knowlton,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Namibia, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Corey Knowlton, Don Young, Merritt Clifton, Rhesa Barksdale, Walter Palmer, Wayne Pacelle

Kenyans rise in protest over lions shot & speared

April 2, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Incidents recall the Cecil case in Zimbabwe          NAIROBI,  Kenya;  JOS,  Nigeria––More than 2,000 Kenyans had signed petitions protesting the violent deaths of two lions on the outskirts of Nairobi,  the national capital,  within 48 hours of the shooting of the first lion,  Mohawk,  and 24 hours of the discovery of the remains of the […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Africa, Africa, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Middle Right, Habitat, Kenya, Nigeria, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Urban wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Christa Christina Witvrouwen, Chukwunonso Daniel Ogbe, Hir Joseph, Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton, Shamsudeen Fagbo, Walter Palmer

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