Hunting

Green News

Trump Jr caught on camera allegedly killing rare bird in Venice lagoon

In a video published on a US lifestyle website, the son of the US president is seen holding a rifle and allegedly shooting at protected quail and ducks.

04/02/2025

Culture news

Hunters go head-to-head in Germany’s deer calling championship

In a tradition steeped in centuries of history, German hunters gathered to showcase their skill at imitating the bellow of a stag in a fiercely competitive national calling contest.

04/02/2025

Zimbabwe

Amid food insecurity Zimbabwe orders culling of 200 elephants for food

Zimbabwe will allow the culling of 200 elephant for the first time since 1988 amid concerns about food shortages after an unprecedented drought.

14/09/2024

Nature

This European country is killing 20 per cent of its bear population

Bear defenders say the hunt is more about ‘macho prestige’ than keeping the predators to a safe level.

22/08/2024

Nature

Parents warned to keep kids away from forest where wolves live

Europe's wolf population has come back from the brink of extinction thanks to conservation efforts.

02/08/2024

Green News

'Blood sport': Controversial whale slaughter begins in Faroe Islands

Critics say the practice is cruel and unnecessary, though defenders claim it is an integral part of island life and resist what they see as meddling by outsiders.

07/05/2024

Green News

Botswana threatens to send elephants to Europe amid hunting row

Home to the world’s largest elephant population, Botswana has already gifted 8,000 of the animals to Angola and offered another 500 to Mozambique.

04/04/2024

Nature

I went on a hunt to discover the truth about Estonia’s wolf culling

Hunters killed up to 40% of Estonia’s wolves this winter, a quota challenged in court. How far will Europeans tolerate the wolf in our landscapes?

24/03/2024

Europe News

Belgian farmers call for weaker protection of wolves

Their populations in Europe have been on the rise for a number of years.

27/09/2023

Nature

Disappearing songbirds are being hunted for 'sport' in the UK

Skylarks, starlings and mistle thrushes are among the red-listed species approved to be hunted by falconers.

17/02/2023

World News

US jet shoots down 'unidentified object' over Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” that was flying high over the Yukon territory.

12/02/2023

Sweden

Controversial Sweden wolf cull divides city and rural areas

Authorities allowed hunters to shoot a record 75 wolves, out of a total population estimated at 460 animals.

06/02/2023

Green News

Why are people protesting against Spain’s new animal rights bill?

Pet shops and hunting with dogs are two targets of the new bill.

27/01/2023

Nature

Meet the snake-hunting veterans trying to save Florida’s wetlands 

Burmese pythons first came to Florida in the 1980s as a popular exotic pet. They’re now the region’s most destructive invasive predator.

29/08/2022

Green News

Faroe Islands to curb ‘cruel’ dolphin hunt after international outcry

The government is proposing a cap after almost 1,500 white-sided dolphins were killed last year. But will it be enough to make the tradition sustainable?

12/07/2022

No Comment

Iceland's last whale hunter

Iceland's only still-operating whale hunter brought home its first fin whale of the 2022 season in one of the last whaling campaigns in the country's history.

25/06/2022

Nature

Germans ordered to lockdown their cats or face €50,000 fine - but why?

A new ban on outdoor cats aims to protect the crested lark, but animal welfare charities are not convinced.

20/05/2022

Nature

Inside the gorilla sanctuary: Congo’s haven for wounded animals

A refuge hidden among the trees of a Congolese national park is providing hope for some of the world’s most endangered primates

24/02/2022

Green News

Why are rare eagles falling from the sky in the US?

Hunters are killing American eagles - but not in the way you would think.

21/02/2022

Nature

Iceland to end whaling by 2024 after fall in demand, authorities say

Demand for whale meat has decreased dramatically due to criticism from animal rights activists and environmentalists, concerns about toxins in the meat, and a shrinking market.

05/02/2022