Against trophy killing

OTHER hunting organisations which have already spoken out against trophy hunting of captivebred lions:

● Dallas Safari Club

● Boone and Crockett Club

● South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association

● Operators and Professional Hunter Associations of

Africa

● Namibia Professional Hunters Association

● Rowland Ward Ltd

● In November 2017, the South African Professional Hunters Association amended its constitution to allow for the hunting of captive bred lions under specific circumstances. This resulted in their suspension from OPHAA, the loss of sponsorship and fragmentation of

PHASA.

● In its 2015 Biodiversity Management Plan, the government of South Africa stated “captive lions are bred exclusively to generate money.”

● An African lion listing US Endangered Species Act petition from HSI and partner groups prohibited the import of captive lion trophies effective January 22, 2016.

● On November 28, 2017, 25 individuals representing the African Lion Working Group, prominent lion researchers, National Geographic, and leading wildlife conservation groups submitted a letter to the Secretary of the US Department of the Interior.

It urged the US to maintain its current restriction on importation of captive-origin lion trophies, stating:

● “The hunting of captivebred lions neither benefits biodiversity conservation, nor the conservation of wild and free-ranging lions.”

● “Today, the most prolific threats to wild lions are a lack of safe and suitable space, and conflict with people.

“The captive breeding of lions does not address these threats.”

● “Captive lion breeders are not preventing the poaching of wild lions and may, in fact, be stimulating it.”