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It may take time, years even. But I know people who have been interested to monetise the culling of conflict animals, so that can be low hanging fruit to begin with. I doubt India can have widespread trophy hunting like it was back in the 50s and 60s. But a smaller, tightly organised form of it...

Dear Mark, Of course- Earlier in 2024, I floated the idea of introducting the concept of sustainable use in the context of India, as I have a decent understanding of the working systems there. It seemed impossible; hunters of Europe either berated me and the country, or professionals had zero...

I agree. I shall get my license for Wildlife mangaement soon, so the hunting license should follow after. I do have plans for shifting to another country soon though, so that will have to come into the equation.

Trying to be a bridge between Eastern and Western schools of conservation. From India, based in Hungary.

Apologies, I did reply but I see now that I had not quoted your text. Forgive the oversight. The Nilgai and Wild Boar culling issue is gaining some traction currently, and I know of at least 2 groups who have an active interest in reforming the current methods to a more holistic and economical...

This thread taking a turn from hunters to outright wrongly profiling an entire country and multiple cultures without any relation to hunting is baffling. I'm not sure if I appreciate it.

I would say keep it close. There might be a time soon when we need to crack it open!

That is the crux of the issue: the socio-cultural dynamic of India prevents such activities from even being portrayed in a neutral light. Avni's case was the straw that broke the camel's back and caused a ban on lethal methods of tiger control over the backlash and complications that followed...

Of course, that is the law. But that is not what I am asking. Indian hunters do still hunt in Africa and elsewhere, where trophy hunting is legal. There is a general lack of clarity on this; kept private due to public scrutiny maybe? I'm not qualified enough to comment on this. I ask because I...

It is absolutely no news to us that the Indian subcontinent has had a rich and mutli-faceted history of hunting. The situation now is quite the opposite; a total ban on trophy hunting overall. But it is clear that the hunter's legacy lives on- royal hunting trophies and rifles, hunting lodges...

Indeed. We recently got observer status at the UN, particularly due to the role played in the internatational agreements and conventions in recent years.

Indeed she is!

Fantastic writeup. The CIC implements a standardisation effort for trophy measurement as well as trains members. This is used as a measuring stick for quality of trophies and thus value associated with them. The exact value is determined from country to country, the CIC just gives it a score...

Greetings everyone. I am Bhraaz Kashyap, currently finishing my degree in Wildlife Management in Hungary and working for the CIC (International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation). I have worked with Indian and Central European megafauna. I am working on an expansion of the CIC into...