trophy-hunt

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1. alternativeAlternative form of trophy hunt.

   The skeletons are mostly the remains of trophy-hunted lions, so the impact on wild lion populations has been “negligible” to date, the report said.

   2017 June 7, Karin Brulliard, “Two lions survived a circus, only to be killed and mutilated in a sanctuary”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2017

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   "A 'threatened' listing leaves open the possibility for exemptions and doesn't shut loopholes, such as the one that allows Americans to trophy-hunt for polar bears in Canada and bring their heads and hides back to the US," said Mr [Brendan] Frazier.

   2008 February 7, Jessica Aldred, “Polar bears threatened by new drilling rights”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2013

   While the African lion is protected under the US Endangered Species Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service authorizes big game hunters to import trophy-hunted lions and other exotic species into the country.

   2021 August 16, Ben Cost, “Another Cecil: Majestic lion allegedly killed by American hunter in Zimbabwe”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2021

   And the design-minded resort is bringing new attention to the region’s star megafauna. It’s sorely needed: hunting by license is legal in nearby Tanzania, and three large-tusked Amboseli-ecosystem elephants who'd crossed the border were trophy-hunted as recently as March.

   2024 July 25, Tanveer Badal, “Angama Amboseli: World’s Greatest Places 2024”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2024

   Who’d be a shark, eh? You mind your own business for millions of years, then along come humans and a film called Jaws, whicht^([sic]) gives you terrible PR — and makes them so terrified they want to trophy-hunt you to death.

   2025 July 14, Carol Midgley, “Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters review — Get Me Out of Here! but in the sea”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2025