OLIFANTSVALLEI, South Africa – One American bow and arrow hunter who traveled with his wife to a South African wildlife reserve worked as a state trooper for decades. Another hunter went alone after ...

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Howard Ashbrook carries a leopard that he shot to complete the African Grand Slam. Ashbrook has bagged an African elephant, Cape buffalo, African lion, leopard and rhinoceros. The Big 5 are considered ...

Traditional healers often rely on poaching or dodgy markets to get medicinal ingredients. Joining hands with the hunting ...

The first time I heard about calamari was probably in 7th grade. I remember seeing the word and photo in a Spanish class textbook and upon learning it was squid, decided it wasn’t for me. I was a ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — After the global uproar over the death of a Zimbabwean lion dubbed Cecil, the hunting industry had a response: By killing animals, trophy hunters are ...

Fragments of lead ammunition in abandoned animal carcasses may be poisoning Africa’s vultures, a new study has found. Researchers found elevated blood lead levels among vultures in hunting areas and ...

Peet Van Der Merwe receives funding from the NRF. Africa is known as one of the best safari destinations in the world. Its vast grass plains, forests, deserts, mountains, big lakes and beautiful ...