The death of an iconic lion set off global protests to ban killing for fun. Here, Eduardo Gonçalves explores the mindset of ...

Multiple reports about South Africa’s captive lion industry have revealed that ... Animals used for tourism or trophy hunting need to appear healthy, Michler says, but it’s common for lions ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

Holidays to shoot endangered leopards are being sold online for up to £116,000, The Independent can reveal – while a long-promised UK ban on trophy hunt imports remains stalled. Big-game tour ...

The club suspended the hunter’s membership, saying he had hunted the lion unethically, but the damage had been done: Millions of Americans became aware of the African trophy hunts engaged in ...

Zambezi Delta, Mozambique — There was once a peaceful hunting community ... from reserves in South Africa and planned to relocate them to central Mozambique—the largest lion reintroduction ...

The US was the biggest importer of leopard trophies last year, with 356 recorded, followed by South Africa and Hungary, according to the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting’s new study. The package ...

One that would have seen South Africa, for once ... Herschelle Gibbs sent the Indian bowlers on a leather hunt and notched up his second successive ODI hundred. Together with Jacques Kallis ...

Aoudad sheep are joining the short list of animals Texas lawmakers allow to be shot from a helicopter for sport, along with ...

Bath face Leicester Tigers at Twickenham to decide the winner of the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership season. The Blue, Black and Whites have the opportunity to win a rare rugby treble, having already ...