A British ban on imports of hunting trophies is long overdue | Letters

Eduardo Gonçalves and Blair Patrick Schuyler respond to an article on the myth at the heart of trophy hunting Regarding Cal Flyn’s article ( On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife, 21 April ), I spent several years undercover in the trophy‑hunting industry, engaging with hunters and CEOs of hunting companies. I wanted to understand their motivations and whether wildlife conservation was one of them. It wasn’t. The primary driver was most succinctly expressed by a Sussex man who had shot lions, elephants and a critically endangered black rhinoceros: “It’s like mainlining on heroin.” Since 2020, giraffes have become a favoured souvenir of the globe-trotting British hunter. Continue reading...

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