Trophy troubles

Byron Pace considers the merits and mistakes of Zac Goldsmith, the MP trying to introduce a trophy import ban in the UK

I am conscious of the fact that most of what I have written recently has been focused on Africa. Part of this comes from having spent a lot of time on the continent this year, but more than that, of the most pressing issues in the last few months, the implications to conservation in Africa have made it top of the list.

As I sit down to write this month’s contribution, that hasn’t changed. In fact, if anything I would say the stakes have been raised. As most people will be aware, the current British government (from a party that historically has been sympathetic towards hunting) has put forward a motion to ban the