Award-winning author Eduardo Gonçalves shows killing for fun isn't conservation.
"Trophy hunting is leading to the extinction of a number of
species. Scientific studies have demonstrated the links between
trophy hunting and population declines. Yet exports of hunting
trophies continue to increase. The annual lion hunting quota is now
equivalent to one third of the males that can be hunted. For the
good of conservation, the days of the ‘great White Hunter’ should be
brought to a close.”
–Jane Goodall
"If you are rich and white and you kill a rhino, you are a
conservationist. If you are poor and black and you kill a rhino, you
are a poacher."
–Chris Mercer, South African lawyer
In his latest book Killing Game: The Extinction Industry,
award-winning author and Animal Hero Awards winner Eduardo Gonçalves
shows killing for fun and profit–often called trophy or canned
hunting–aren't conservation, but rather are putting some of the
world’s most threatened species on a fast-track to extinction.
In another interview about his previous book Trophy Hunters Exposed: Inside the Big game Industry, Mr. Gonçalves highlighted his 2-year investigation into the trophy hunting industry, its donors, how it seeks to influence elections and government policies, and the rise of hunting groups calling themselves "conservation" organizations while trying to take away the few protections endangered wildlife still enjoy.
Killing Game is an excellent and fact-filled sequel to Trophy Hunters Exposed and here's what Mr. Gonçalves had to say about it....
Read the ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE (PDF)