trophy hunters

Safari shooters seeking souvenirs

Trophy hunters pursue and kill wild animals primarily to obtain parts—heads, horns, hides, tusks—for display rather than for food.

The practice is legal in many countries but controversial: critics condemn it as cruel vanity, while defenders argue hunting fees fund conservation.

Trophy hunters pay thousands to shoot lions in Africa.

The term often carries disapproval.

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endangered species · controversy · animal tracking · quarry · blood sport · wildlife conservation · ivory trade · big five · license · kill · animal · photo safari · mounted heads · game reserves · game tracking · species protection · wealthy · biodiversity

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Illicit wildlife takers

relationship to wildlife

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Those protecting wild species

animal rights activists · conservationists · wildlife photographers · park rangers · Jane Goodall

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