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Trophy hunting

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Why Is Trophy Hunting Legal?

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Extinction starts with trophy hunting.

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Myths Behind Trophy Hunting

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Big Game Trophy Hunters Defend Their Passion

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Young Elephant Gunned Down by American Trophy Hunter

Trophy hunting is hunting of wild game for human recreation. The trophy is the animal or part of the animal kept, and usually displayed, to represent the success of the hunt. The game sought is typically a large or impressively ornamented male, such as one having large horns or antlers. Generally, only parts of the animal are kept as a trophies and the carcass itself is used for food or donated to the local community.