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Lion hunting

Government reveals roadmap to slam brakes on captive lion breeding

Our Burning Planet

Government reveals roadmap to slam brakes on captive lion breeding

By Don Pinnock

Cecil revisited: Another Hwange male lion shot by a bow hunter

Africa

Cecil revisited: Another Hwange male lion shot by a bow hunter

By Don Pinnock

Canned hunting canned: Minister Creecy announces ‘new deal’ for South Africa’s wildlife industry

South Africa

Canned hunting canned: Minister Creecy announces ‘new deal’ for South Africa’s wildlife industry

By Don Pinnock

New ‘expert’ panel may be weighted to duck Parliament’s call to shut down canned hunting

South Africa

New ‘expert’ panel may be weighted to duck Parliament’s call to shut down canned hunting

By Don Pinnock

Kruger Lions: Hunting for Skye and the truth

South Africa

Kruger Lions: Hunting for Skye and the truth

By Smaragda Louw and Michele Pickover

Double controversy hits Southern Africa’s trophy hunting industry

Africa

Double controversy hits Southern Africa’s trophy hunting industry

By Andreas Wilson-Spath

Blood Lions: The film that blows the brutal lid off the canned hunting industry

South Africa

Blood Lions: The film that blows the brutal lid off the canned hunting industry

By Peter Borchert