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Does half the Australians have a personality disorder?

 
 
Linkat
 
Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2016 09:51 am
Hunting trophy imports to Australia rise as global trophy imports fall

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The number of trophy hunting specimens imported to Australia is on the rise, bucking a global decline in trophy imports, according to trade figures reported to the United Nations Environment Program.

International calls to ban trophy hunting have mounted since the killing of a Zimbabwe lion called Cecil in July. Nationally, trophy hunting has been in the spotlight since February, when photographs of former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath posing with dead wildlife while on a hunting safari in Africa sparked a wave of outrage.

Trophy imports to Australia fluctuate significantly from year to year, but figures from the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Trade Database show a gradual rise.



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maxdancona
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2016 10:27 am
@Linkat,
I suspect the actual percentage is significantly higher.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2016 11:23 am
@maxdancona,
And see the big smiles
But Max, we're just as guilty
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Fil Albuquerque
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2016 11:29 am
...aaaah...the upgraded Murikans ! The bush peepz ! Wink
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