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Dead wild animals by numbers — Professional Hunters Association stats tell a grim tale. 34,515 animals were killed by foreign hunters in 2023 - just in South Africa. dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…

Conservationist Oaitse Nawa, founder of Elephants Protection Society, talks about his mission to mitigate HEC in Botswana & end trophy hunting there. He addresses all the talking points of the TH debate & debunks the myths spread by the pro-hunt lobby. watch.ecoflix.com/what-s-new/vid…

SA's proposed elephant strategy calls for commercialization & maximum commodification of elephants incl trophy hunting, live exports, culling, trade in body parts, incl ivory. A disaster in the making if allowed to proceed. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…

Simon Esply unpacks the complexities of trophy hunting debate. africageographic.com/stories/you-as…

@Artfamcdk The figure is 410 not 400

It's both crazy and heartbreaking that Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses, drawing fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters are reportedly paying up to $50,000 per license to hunt elephants—an act that flies in the face of conservation efforts.

RT @PETAUK: Hunting is a blood sport and has no place in the UK. Share if you agree. #BoxingDay

Nigeria federal government has launched 10-year national action plan to protect endangered elephants in the country in collaboration with @EPIAfrica. thecable.ng/fg-launches-10…

@CWitvrouwen Disappointing & unbalanced article. And incorrect - quota is 410 according to govt announcement.

Botswana Issues 400 Elephant Hunting Licenses, Drawing Fresh Opposition allafrica.com/stories/202412…

Greenwashing and Social Justice: Pro-Trophy Hunting Narratives Need Careful Examination

Great news from Canada as Senate passes Bill to ban captivity of elephants & great apes, ban breeding & ban their use in performances. Shameful that the UK won't take similar measures even as more & more elephants die in captivity. @BIAZA worldanimalnews.com/canadian-senat…

@newselephant @Action4ElliesUK has written to all these NGOs asking them to sign & share this petition from a Matswana calling on the new president to protect elephants & lead in conservation. To their shame, the NGOs didn't respond or do anything to support this.. WHY?change.org/p/save-botswan…

NGO response to proposals from Namibia and Zimbabwe to Cull Elephants and other Wildlife  africanelephantjournal.com/ngo-response-t…

TAKE ACTION TO RESCUE ALL OF INDIA’S BEGGING ELEPHANTS - Yes, it’s time we put an end to ‘begging’ elephants in India. Pls support the bold efforts of Wildlife SOS to take action to put an end to the cruel practice of ‘begging’ elephants. action.wildlifesos.org/page/162957/pe…

Help Save Botswana’s Elephants Please sign & share this petition to support Batswana calling on President Boko to reverse his predecessor's destructive elephant policies. @paulakahumbu @ste_kenya @SianSullivanUK @BornFreeFDN @rickygervais @SheldrickTrust change.org/p/save-botswan…

Zoos: the great education and conservation myth vegansociety.com/news/blog/zoos…

@AmyDickman4 You don't listen to scientists who don't share your views, you dismiss them as 'campaigners', so there's no point sharing the data again (which is readily available). As for HEC, it's not an issue with the killing of these tuskers.

@dendresner A 'refresher' from Born Free......sigh. Can you share the science that shows trophy hunting is 'making super tuskers go extinct' - would seem very odd given that the older males will have passed on those genes, so would think that issues like conflict are actually more of a risk

Trophy hunting decimates near-extinct super tuskers on the Kenya-Tanzania border. Shocking that UK academics like @AmyDickman4 & co don't see any problem in these killings of the last great tuskers.. seems they have no limits when it comes to supporting TH dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-1…

@John58784 So that's your single example of debunked science? Seems very weak. You're displaying the usual arrogance & dismissiveness (& rudeness) typical of your lot, even while you pretend to be interested in discussion! 🤣 No, I'm not a journalist & don't know what you're referring to.

@dendresner The crap about the lifetime value of an elephant being US1,6m suitably reflects just about everything else in this 'deep dive' on 'Southern Africas War on Wildlife'. Were you the DD journalist behind it?

A deep dive into both sides of the debate on culling, trophy hunting, elephant conservation & the wider wildlife war in southern Africa.

@John58784 Which bits in particular have been debunked by science or are misrepresented in your opinion? If you'd read it properly you'd see that it's a summation of the arguments on both sides. Too bad that you simply dismiss it.

@dendresner Yes, it's a summation of activist talking points, which have largely been debunked by science or at best geographical misrepresentations. Now what's the UKs excuse for culling/hunting/eating millions of deer over the last decade?

@EnviroconJo Signed

I’ve just signed the petition to end bottom trawling. Our ocean needs our support. Join me and sign too! #BanBottomTrawling action.wemove.eu/sign/2023-05-e…

@SirJonoRose @simon_schama It's odd that you see the plain observation of what trump says & does as derangement. To non MAGA folk, the blind & servile acceptance of his lies & agenda to destroy the country is what's deranged!

Simon, I love your books and your TV programs, but I have to unfollow you for a while until you get over this obsessive Trump derangement. Will check in 6 weeks or so and see if it’s safe to return. Feel free to block but I just thought you might like some constructive and polite feedback

goodness it seems a long time ago when we said out loud Trump was deranged - now w Gaetz., Gabbard, RFK, Hegseth poised to run the government how coukd we possibly have thought that?

@AmyDickman4 @paulakahumbu This new deep dive into culling, trophy hunting, corruption & other issues of southern Africa's wildlife war provides a valuable & unique resource in the debate. actionforelephantsuk.org/wp-content/upl…

Debate & disagreements can help #conservation, by helping us all think about our positions & what we prioritise. But that should not descend into hatred & abuse: we should all stand up against that. My piece on this - hope you agree @paulakahumbu & others dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…