FACE AND CIC: EU PLANS TO RESTRICT HUNTING TROPHY IMPORTS CONTRADICT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
The Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE) and The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC), have addressed the CITES Management Authorities in all European Member States. FACE and the CIC expressed their sincere concerns about the European Commission’s draft proposals for the forthcoming 17th Conference of the Parties to CITES in September in Johannesburg, South Africa. They have criticized the proposed new regulations for the international movement of hunting trophies as disproportionate and in...