Hunting Club Fails to Stop Challenge to Leopard Trophy Permits

Safari Club International failed to convince a federal judge in Arizona to stop a lawsuit by conservation groups who are challenging the federal government’s decision to issue leopard trophy import permits for hunts in Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

The Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International, and Humane Society of the United States say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision will increase the number of leopards killed, which puts more pressure on a species already at risk. The groups have told the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona that their ability to view and enjoy the leopards will ...