It’s a sobering reality that many of the species that trophy hunters pursue could disappear in our lifetime. Simply put, our natural world deserves better.” Jeffrey Flocken, president of Humane Society International, said: “It is unconscionable that the lives of these animals from around the globe are being sold and auctioned off to wealthy, elite hunters for sport. Other auction items include: a beaver hat bedazzled with rubies worth $5,000 a blue fox blanket worth $30,000 a full-length silver fox fur coat worth $18,000 a mink puffer jacket worth $10,000 a baby alpaca coat worth $2,100 a “genuine plains zebra” tote worth almost $800 a knife with a handle made from giraffe bone worth $2,400 and over 50 gun packages valued at over $425,000.Top destinations for offered hunts include South Africa, Canada, Spain, Argentina and New Zealand.Also among the offerings is a 10-day Alaska Brown and Black Bear Hunt for one hunter with Alaska's Gov.Other international hunts include a 5-day New Zealand big game hunt valued at $120,000, a 7-day South Africa white rhino hunt valued at $100,000, and a 14-day Tanzania leopard, cape buffalo and plains game hunt valued at $85,000.

Values for each hunting trip range from $2,500 for a California wild boar hunt to $143,000 for a 21-day lion, leopard and plains game hunt in Zambia.Among the scope of animals being targeted are elephants, lions, rhinos, leopards, polar bears, hippos, wolves, grizzly bears, giraffes and lynxes.Approximately 350 trophy hunting trips are being auctioned to kill as many as 870 mammals in the U.S.The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International analyzed all of the auction items at the upcoming 2023 convention, which included products for sale by exhibitors as well as trophy hunting trips donated by outfitters from around the world. Nashville should reject this sickening glorification of gratuitous destruction.” Shooting animals not only causes them immense suffering but destroys their families. Whether auctioning off a $100,000 Alaskan hunting trip to kill a grizzly bear, moose and other beloved species or a $143,000 lion and leopard hunting trip in Zambia, SCI turns iconic, imperiled wildlife like elephants and rhinos into shameful commodities worth nothing more than a trophy to hang on someone’s wall. Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, said: “While the vast majority of Americans abhor trophy hunting, Safari Club International continues to raise money off the slaughter of majestic animals from around the world. Endangered Species Act protections and promoting trophy hunting. This year, the auctions are estimated to bring in almost $6,000,000 for SCI to fund their lobbying efforts that include reducing U.S.

Other vendors will be selling jewelry, trinkets and decorations made from those and other iconic animals. Hunts for hundreds of additional foreign and domestic animals-including leopards, polar bears, rhinos, hippos, wolves and grizzly bears-will also be sold and advertised during the event, which runs from February 22 through 25. More than half of these exhibitors will be hunting guides and outfitters peddling trophy hunts of the world’s most imperiled species like elephants and lions, whose populations are facing global declines. WASHINGTON-Next week in Nashville, Tennessee, thousands of hunters will gather at Safari Club International’s annual convention, featuring over 850 exhibitors from more than 30 countries.

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