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Trophy Hunting
on this page: conventions related: canned hunting editing: http://planeta.com/trophy-hunting


 * Trophy hunting** = Selective hunting of wild game for human recreation. The trophy is the animal or part of the animal kept, and usually displayed, to represent the success of the hunt.

2017 Reversal and Wait
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/11/17/2017-24974/issuance-of-import-permits-for-zimbabwe-elephant-trophies-taken-on-or-after-january-21-2016-and-on http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-trump-elephants-20171117-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/17/the-trump-administration-says-we-have-to-kill-elephants-to-help-save-them-the-data-says-otherwise https://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2017/11/interior-department-allow-imports-elephant-lion-trophies-africa-reversing-obama-policies.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/11/15/trophies-from-elephant-hunts-in-zimbabwe-were-banned-in-the-u-s-trump-just-reversed-that

Headlines
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/20/why-americans-including-hunters-are-souring-on-big-game-hunting/?tid=hybrid_content_3_na&utm_term=.16dea6d4137c https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2017/jun/19/rewilding-mozambique-trophy-hunting-elephants-giraffe-poaching-zimbabwe-sango-save-zinave http://www.rgj.com/story/money/reno-rebirth/2016/07/21/safari-club-international-convention-returning-reno/87388508 - https://twitter.com/jasonhidalgo http://source.co.zw/2016/07/zim-attacks-proposed-ban-on-trophy-hunting-says-millions-in-potential-revenue-under-threat Missing The Mark: African trophy hunting fails to show consistent conservation benefits - [|@RepRaulGrijalva] [|New Analysis: Trophy Hunting Fails to Show Consistent Conservation Benefits] - [|@annamiticus] [|No, trophy hunting won't protect wildlife] - [|@project_pelican] [|Big game hunting in West Africa : what is its contribution to conservation?] (PDF) [|Big game hunting in Africa is economically useless - Wildlife Extra] [|Big game hunting in West Africa : what is its contribution to conservation?] (PDF) [|Big game hunting in Africa is economically useless - Wildlife Extra] [|Huge-tusked-African-elephant-killed-by-german-hunter-in-Zimbabwe.html] [|book-talk-simon-worrall-craig-packer-lions-serengeti-tanzania-trophy-hunting-africa-conservation] [|cecil-stirs-world-africans-see-two-sides-hunting-debate] [|outrage-over-alleged-big-game-hunting-follows-jimmy-john-s-ceo] [|us-zimbabwe-wildlife-airlines] [|Trophy hunt exposes Tucson-based club's underbelly] [|Hunting-ban-would-kill-more-than-Cecil-the-Lion] [|/cecil-lions-alleged-hunter-theo-bronkhorst-says-hes-done-nothing-] [|cecil-the-lion-lessons-in-misplaced-outrage] [|in-zimbabwe-we-dont-cry-for-lions] [] [|Furious-americans-demand-extradition] [|Why killing lions may actually be good for conservation] [|can-trophy-hunting-reconciled-conservation] [] [|cecil-lion-killing-trophy-hunting-conservation-animals]

Reports
[|Economic and conservation significance of the trophy hunting industry in sub-Saharan Africa] [|Effects of Trophy Hunting on Lion and Leopard Populations in Tanzania]

Safari Clubs
[|http://www.biggame.org]

WWF
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Wikipedia
[|Big_five_game] [|Big game hunting] [|Trophy hunting]

Trophy Hunting: Vegas Convention
Safari Club International is taking place at Mandalay Bay this week. [|http://www.showsci.org] Video: Street Talk: Safari Club International (1:40 Let's see a show of tusks) [|ultimate-hunters-market-will-this-giant-hunting-auction-benefit-african-wildlife - Conservation Action] - [|@ConsActionTrust] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160206-American-trophy-hunting-wildlife-conservation/ http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/more-than-20k-hunters-in-vegas-for-safari-club-international-convention http://www.ktnv.com/news/activists-to-protest-trophy-hunting-outside-mandalay-bay [|safari-club-international-convention-las-vegas-animal-rights-trophy-hunting - The Guardian] [|safari-club-international - Huffington Post] [|help-stop-trophy-hunting - Change.org] [|animal-conservationists-petition-cancel-safari-club-convention-las-vegas - Review Journal]

Survey
https://www.facebook.com/events/886628171416971/permalink/1011517382261382

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 * Twitter Poll (Feb 5-10)**

Should Vegas host trophy hunting conventions?

Yes – Trophy hunting is legal

No – Trophy hunting is awful

More questions for

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What's the link to the online petition?

How does trophy hunting aid in conservation? What do the studies show? What needs to be researched?

What are the good and bad examples of animal protection in Las Vegas?

Beyond the online petition, are there physical events in Las Vegas that provide counter narratives to the convention?

Is there a directory of participants/speakers at the convention?

Will Friday's forum be livestreamed?

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