Ahead of a trip Stateside, Byron Pace investigates the status of the cougar – or mountain lion – which has been brought back from the brink of extinction
Conservation
Lions of America
Tagged with: America, bounty, cougar, extinction, hunted, management, mountain lion, population, puma, wildlife
Posted in Conservation, Features
Posted in Conservation, Features
In the firing line
Responding to the recent wave of negative press stories about hunting, Byron Pace says we need to be vigilant in ensuring good practice among our own
Tagged with: conservation, environmentalism, goat-gate, good practice, hunting, press, publicity, responsibility, social media
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Posted in Conservation, Features
Tahrmageddon
New Zealand has just come close to a cataclysmic mass cull of its tahr herd. Byron Pace uncovers how these plans came about and how they were stopped at the last minute
Tagged with: conservation, cull plan, environment, grazers, Mount Cook, New Zealand, NZ Tahr Foundation, tahr, tahr control, Westland National Parks
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Posted in Conservation, Features
International velvet
Examining the NZ stag velvet industry, Byron Pace says we should think more carefully about the origins of animal products and whether they are held to the same welfare standards
Tagged with: animal welfare, Best practice, carcase, contamination, gralloching, hunting, meat, recovery methods, velvet industry, venison
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Posted in Conservation, Features
Honesty is the best policy
Are we guilty of emphasising the worst aspects of hunting in our quest to tell a good story? Byron Pace investigates
Tagged with: buck, conservation, DNA Film Festival, heli-hunting, hunters, hunting, northern shooting show
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Posted in Conservation, Features
The future of hunting
In an extract from his speech given at the DNA Film Festival, Byron Pace says we all need to try harder to defend and promote hunting
Tagged with: commercialisation, conservation, environmental, ethics, hunting, legacy, naturalists, sportsmanship
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Posted in Conservation, Features
Who’s going to be hunting’s next public champion? It’s going to be you
The hunting fraternity needs a better public image, but it’s no good waiting for a saviour. The time for hunters and shooters to be a force for positive change is now
Tagged with: best, conservation, global, great, greatest, hunters, state
Posted in Conservation, Features, Viewpoint
Posted in Conservation, Features, Viewpoint
Elephant in the room
Recounting his first close encounter with elephants, Byron Pace contemplates the challenges facing their very survival, and why hunting them offers hope for the species’ future
Tagged with: africa, conservation, elephants, ivory trade, Kruger National Park, poaching, Trump, zimbabwe
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Posted in Conservation, Features
