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Hunting: trophies in the viewfinder
Trophies such as zebra heads or rhino horns, often recovered on safaris abroad, are in the sights of some environmentalists. A deputy has proposed a law to ban them, the text will be debated Thursday, February 1 in the evening in the National Assembly. – (France 2)
Trophies such as zebra heads or rhino horns, often recovered on safaris abroad, are in the sights of some environmentalists. A member of parliament has proposed a law to ban them; the text will be debated on Thursday February 1 in the evening in the National Assembly.
Elephant feet transformed into stools or planters, giraffe skin cushions, stuffed zebra or antelope busts. So many hunting trophies that end up as interior decoration. Originally all these animals were shot during safaris in Africa, most of the time they are endangered species. The hunters pose proudly, rifle in hand, in front of their remains on the ground, and are used to bringing part of them back to their country. A legal practice that an environmentalist MP now wishes to ban in France by submitting a bill.
Three countries have already banned the import of these hunting trophies
“On our soil, we do not hunt endangered species, why would we go hunting endangered species in other countries with the authorization to bring them back?, asks Sandra Regol, EELV deputy for Bas-Rhin. Around 400 trophies are imported into France each year, a very lucrative business. According to environmentalists, this trade would only support part of the local populations. Belgium, the Netherlands and Finland have already voted to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered species.
