Uganda Lions Face Extinction 08/27/07
Uganda lions face extinction unless urgent measures are taken, the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) Africa and the Middle East section have warned. [Comments?]
Trophy Hunting in Namibia Good for Country 08/08/07
The enormous horns of the sable antelope suddenly appear out of the thick Namibian bush and the man with the rifle pulls the trigger. The animal goes down - a clean shot. [2 Comments]
Kenya Wildlife Service Arrests 8 Men 07/09/07
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers have arrested seven professional Tanzanian hunters and their Kenyan guide for illegally hunting around Tsavo West National Park in a renewed crackdown on wildlife criminals. [Comments?]
Kenya to Bring Back Hunting? 06/08/07
From a red hill in Hell's Gate National Park, an hour's drive north-west of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, you can see zebra, giraffe and buffalo grazing in the valley below. [Comments?]
Zimbabwe to Dehorn Rhinos 06/08/07
Authorities in Zimbabwe, where the rhinoceros population is under threat from poachers, have launched a massive dehorning exercise. [3 Comments]
News from Around Africa 08/04/06
Wildlife and African hunting news briefs from several countries including, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. [Comments?]
News from Around Africa 05/19/06
Wildlife news briefs from several countries including, Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Namibia, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. [Comments?]
South Africa in Top Spot at SCI's 2006 Reno Convention Auctions 01/27/06
It is the time of the year again, when all eyes are turn towards North America and the annual conventions and gun shows. The SCI convention has grown in leaps and bounds during the last decade and exhibitor donations keep rolling in. The 2006 convention is likely to break all records, at least in terms of items (and values) offered for auction during the event. [Comments?]
Namibian Trophy Hunting Concessions on State Land 04/10/05
The Namibian Cabinet approved the establishment of 18 hunting
concessions on State land (excluding registered conservancies),
including certain proclaimed protected areas or parts
thereof, for the period 2005 to 2009. The revenue will be deposited
in the Game Products Trust Fund to benefit proclaimed protected
areas. [Comments?]
South Carolina 'Trick or Treat' Buck Settling into my stand in the early afternoon, I had no idea the delights that Nature had in store for me. Just a few days before Halloween, the kids in the neighborhood would soon be lining up for the treats that were already positioned in the bowl by the front door. Positioned up above a dense thicket that ran along a swamp bottom, I had a decent view of the creek area as it opened up in front of me. From past experience, we knew that does often use this semi-hidden corridor as a travel route. Knowing this, I also figured that there may be a buck or two in the area, as late October often finds the does being pursued rather aggressively in our area of the South...
