Dr Pieter Kat, one of LionAid’s Directors was invited to give a speech in the UK House of Commons last Tuesday, the 18th July at an event to underline the importance of continuing the Bill to limit the import of hunting trophies into the UK.
A worthy read:
“When the business of trophy hunting is in…
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Baroness Fookes (Sponsor of the Bill)
“I know that many of those who speak today will describe various reasons why this [trophy hunting] is of benefit to the local community and for conservation purposes. I remain to be persuaded.”
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
“The argument that killing more of…
A UK Parliament Bill to prevent imports of trophy hunting spoils seems to be still experiencing stormy waters in passage despite hugely overwhelming public support. We at LionAid have been fighting this government’s complacency for many years
Let’s go back to 2010. Then, LionAid, a primary (only)…
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We at LionAid have long advocated for a new wildlife conservation formula involving local communities
The beginning
Our programme, jointly conceived with Maasai Elders across Kenya, has paid dividends to assist a rural Kenya community to protect their livestock while living with lions. The…
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Fantastic news!
On November 25
th
2022 in the UK House of Commons, the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill passed its second reading UNOPPOSED.
The Bill was brought by Henry Smith MP and it was wonderful to hear the speeches from so many dedicated MPs who added their voices during the Debate…
As many of you will know, a group of 11 of us undertook the massive challenge to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (Africa’s highest mountain) in July this year. The monies raised are intended to fund our human/lion conflict mitigation programme in Merrueshi, Kenya.
Fantastic news is that WE DID…
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During our recent visit to the Naorr Enkare primary school in the Merrueshi Maasai community on the border of Amboseli National Park in Kenya, it was notable the difference of children’s perception of lions in Kenya versus the UK.
Of course there would be. Children living in impoverished Kenya…
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Last Sunday, the 21st August, on a beautifully sunny day, volunteers from the LionAid London Pride, together with Bridget, our Head of Operational Support, once again organised a walk through Richmond Park in London to raise money for LionAid’s project in Kenya to mitigate the human/lion conflict…
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On 29th June we spent a good day in the Palace of Westminster (aka the UK Houses of Parliament) to add LionAid weight to the need to end trophy hunting imports into the UK.
A meeting was organized by Eduardo Goncalves and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on banning trophy hunting. It…
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As many of you will know, the LionAid LION HEARTS team (11 of us) are attempting to climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in July. None of us have any climbing experience but we are doing this to raise critically needed funds for our human/lion conflict mitigation project in Merrueshi,…
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With the number of wild lions plummeting more and more as each month passes, we really do have to find an effective way to arrest this devastating decline.
Trophy hunting continues to mine the remaining lions and we are pushing the UK Government as hard as we can to ban the import of lion trophies….
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LionAid are engaging in a challenge to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in July this year, with a 14-person team named “Lion Hearts”, to support lion conservation work and in particular to start a crucially important community project in Merrueshi, Kenya.
I am one of the Directors of LionAid and when some…
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