Soon, there will be a “second reading” in the House of Commons here in the UK of the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill. This Bill has been debated in Parliament two times before. The first time it sailed through, only to be defeated by filibustering in the House of Lords. The second time…
Trophy hunting – Once again into the fray… Read More »
A few clarifying sentences first. In recent elections, the previously dominant political party in South Africa, the African National Congress suffered many defeats at the polls. The consequence was a coalition government. A major partner is now the Democratic Alliance party: while the ANC still…
In a landslide election that defied all expectations (ruling parties usually remain in power in Africa), Botswana has a new president. Botswana does not elect presidents directly – members of Parliament decide who will be their next leader. Given that new President Duma Boko was head of the party…
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Occam’s Razor
In philosophy, Occam’s is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. It is also known as the principle of parsimony or the law of parsimony. Attributed to William of Ockham, a 14th-century English…
Occam’s Razor. Why this matters for lions. Read on….. Read More »
A recent scientific paper by a group of pro-trophy hunting advocates alleges that trophy import restrictions proposed by the UK will harm wildlife.
We disagree and here’s why…..
The authors have been touting
a scientific paper recently published in September
to show that the UK should NOT impose…
LionAid is ready to facilitate a third attempt at getting a trophy hunting import ban through the UK Parliamentary process.
The first two attempts failed. One made it to the House of Lords where it was filibustered and ran out of time. The second failed because a new general election was announced….
It used to be that the USA was the biggest importer of African (and other regions’) hunting trophies. But then came a change. The US Fish and Wildlife Service – who issues import permits – decided to impose a new rule. The imports had to satisfy an “enhancement” rule – in other words that the…
Trophy hunting is on the up in Europe. Look at these awful statistics… Read More »
Derek Cattani, best known as the official photographer of Christian the Lion ( the lion cub bought from Harrods by John Rendall and Ace Bourke in 1969), sadly passed away in the early hours of the 24th June 2024.
Derek has been a LionAid Trustee since April 2019 and a Director of the charity since…
“Imagine fearfully the night falling and then rolling the dice as to the chance that your livestock livelihood could be destroyed?”
SUMMARY
1. LionAid can report ZERO predation on livestock in Maasai manyattas (villages) equipped with anti-predator solar lights, and ZERO predator retaliation…
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Perhaps in response to Tory Party manifestos and a Queen’s Speech (in which the UK government announces legislation intended to be pursued in the upcoming parliamentary sessions) Conservative MP Henry Smith put forward a Bill to halt the import of hunting trophies from species listed as endangered…
The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, sponsored by Henry Smith MP (C) was a carefully constructed document to limit the import of hunting trophies from abroad into the UK. The limits would only apply to those species considered as endangered or vulnerable to extinction as defined by the…
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KENT SCOUTS LIONAID CHALLENGE
Kent Scouts are doing a LIONAID CHALLENGE across the month of October, to funds for our work – especially our successful human/wildlife conflict mitigation project in Merrueshi, Kenya.
Watch this video
where Alan Noake, MBE, Assistant County Commissioner Global…
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