trophy-hunting

A form of trophy hunting — The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir.

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nountrophy-hunting (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of trophy hunting.

    Trophy-hunting reflects inequalities in money and mobility, and sometimes also insensitivity to conservation practices or local politics.

    2014 June 29, Louisa Lombard, “Blame War, Not Safaris”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2014
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    Most (researchers) agree the current mountain lion population is healthy, although the animal is so elusive it is hard to say anything with surety, so the final question becomes a philosophical one—Is the trophy-hunting of lions acceptable?

    1988 August 29, Michael Bowker, quoting Michael Kutilek, “Science / Medicine: Hunting the Mountain Lion: California’s Elusive Wildlife Population Poses a Problem”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025

    Although the report appeared to dismiss deer stalking as "trophy-hunting", in fact it added £105m to the rural economy and provided about 2,500 full-time equivalent jobs.

    2007 January 30, Severin Carrell, “Day of the wolf - but its evil image could stop it saving the Highlands”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2014

    Most focus is on the climate crisis and habitat loss, but trophy-hunting also plays a role in wiping out many popular species, research has shown, by targeting males with the biggest antlers, horns and tusks – those with high-quality genes.

    2020 December 26, Jane Dalton, “How we continued destroying the natural world in 2020”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2025
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trophy-hunt
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