December 21, 2018

http://www.lilongwewildlife.org/> Lilongwe Wildlife Trust

Great news.the Government have confirmed that they have rejected the hunting
proposal!

Following debate on the introduction of trophy hunting inside Malawi’s
protected areas, we collected over 3,500
<http://www.lilongwewildlife.org/no-hunting-in-malawi/> petition signatures
in the first 48 hours – thank you so much to all who signed and shared it.
Read the statement
<http://www.lilongwewildlife.org/government-statement-on-trophy-hunting/>
here.

Special thanks go to the Malawi Parliamentary Conservation Caucus for their
strong stance. Hon Commodius Nyirenda, MP and MPCC Spokesperson, said,
“Public opinion reflects that of the Malawi Parliamentary Conservation
Caucus: that trophy hunting is not welcome in Malawi. We value our
reputation as a tourism destination too highly. And – where legal hunting
can be used as a cover for illegal wildlife trade and undermine community
sensitisation efforts – we believe that the questionable revenue is not
worth the associated risks that could ultimately undermine conservation
efforts.”

Thanks also to PASA, the Born Free Foundation, Olsen Animal Trust, Love
Support Unite and Green Paw for their extra support.

Merry Christmas everyone!

* <http://www.lilongwewildlife.org/trophy-hunting-resources