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https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/90546 Government has introduced an experimental spatial lion hunting quota as part of efforts to address the growing human-lion conflict in Botswana. The experimental hunting quota, which allocates nine lions across the country, forms part of broader...

https://theconversation.com/crocodiles-can-have-extra-growth-cycles-in-a-year-why-this-matters-for-estimating-the-age-of-dinosaurs-276077 In biology and palaeontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal’s skeleton. One is the extent of fusion...

https://www.news24.com/business/climate-future/environment/pmsa-trophy-hunting-export-quotas-revived-after-four-year-freeze-20260206-0926 Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has finally published proposed export quotas for elephant, black rhino, and leopard hunting trophies, a move wildlife...

A ton of social media hacks to score airline business class upgrades can't be wrong? Or can they? It’s not just the lounge, the seat or the cushy service that comes with it. Travelling business class, particularly on an international flight, is something to behold. It is also the most awkward...

https://countrysquire.co.uk/2026/01/21/a-letter-from-america/ A Letter from America BY JOHN NASH Last week, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum fired a polite paper dart at UK Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds (our Minister in charge of UK Rural Affairs, who unfortunately doesn’t understand...

https://theconversation.com/arrow-tips-found-in-south-africa-are-the-oldest-evidence-of-poison-use-in-hunting-271444 The oldest evidence for the use of arrow poison globally was long thought to come from Egypt, dating to 4,000 years ago. It was a black, toxic residue on bone arrowheads from a...

Hunts Will Switch From WMUs To Deer Herd Ranges For Better Deer Management https://www.gohunt.com/browse/news-and-updates/hunting-news/oregon-changes-structure-of-deer-hunts-beginning-in-2026 Last month, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new regulations when it comes to big game...

https://countrysquire.co.uk/2025/07/04/eco-charlatans-festival-of-flatulence/ BY JOHN NASH A small queef of excitement has crept into the Westminster Asylum, that island reserve where the rare creatures of Homo politicus vulgaris live in splendid and well-appointed isolation. A sub-species...

https://centralnews.co.za/minister-george-announces-decision-not-to-set-2024-2025-cites-export-quotas-for-african-elephant-black-rhinoceros-and-leopard-hunting-trophies/ Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dr Dion George has announced his decision not to set the 2024-2025...

The Eagle Huntress: New Generations of Eagle Huntresses in Kazakhstan and Mongolia – Part II https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/eagle-huntress-new-generations-eagle-huntresses-kazakhstan-and-mongolia-020798 Nomad Women Have Hunted with Eagles since Antiquity The ancient...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/31/hunting-personal-essay "Murderer! You’re a murderer!” That is what my French mother shouts down the phone line – right after I tell her I had grouse for dinner. “Grouse?” she gasps. “Yes,” I say, using my nonchalant voice. “We...

https://dailyinvestor.com/south-africa/94363/south-africas-secret-r44-billion-weapon/ South Africa’s hunting tourism sector is an often overlooked powerhouse of economic activity, contributing about R44.03 billion and 95,000 jobs to the country’s economy. A recent study by North-West...

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/eagle-huntress-ancient-traditions-and-evidence-women-eagle-hunters-part-i-020797 Evidence that Nomad Women Hunted with Eagles since Antiquity "A fast horse and a soaring eagle are the wings of a nomad." --Kazakh proverb Falconry...