trophy-hunt

trophy-hunt (third-person singular simple present trophy-hunts, present participle trophy-hunting, simple past and past participle trophy-hunted)

1. Alternative form of trophy hunt.
   • 2008 February 7, Jessica Aldred, “Polar bears threatened by new drilling rights”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 1 September 2013:

     "A 'threatened' listing leaves open the possibility for exemptions and doesn't shut loopholes, such as the one that allows Americans to trophy-hunt for polar bears in Canada and bring their heads and hides back to the US," said Mr [Brendan] Frazier.

   • 2017 June 7, Karin Brulliard, “Two lions survived a circus, only to be killed and mutilated in a sanctuary”, in The Washington Post‎^[2], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 October 2017:

     The skeletons are mostly the remains of trophy-hunted lions, so the impact on wild lion populations has been “negligible” to date, the report said.

   • 2021 August 16, Ben Cost, “Another Cecil: Majestic lion allegedly killed by American hunter in Zimbabwe”, in New York Post‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 August 2021:

     While the African lion is protected under the US Endangered Species Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service authorizes big game hunters to import trophy-hunted lions and other exotic species into the country.

   • 2024 July 25, Tanveer Badal, “Angama Amboseli: World’s Greatest Places 2024”, in Time‎^[4], New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 July 2024:

     And the design-minded resort is bringing new attention to the region’s star megafauna. It’s sorely needed: hunting by license is legal in nearby Tanzania, and three large-tusked Amboseli-ecosystem elephants who'd crossed the border were trophy-hunted as recently as March.

   • 2025 July 14, Carol Midgley, “Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters review — Get Me Out of Here! but in the sea”, in The Times‎^[5], London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 July 2025:

     Who’d be a shark, eh? You mind your own business for millions of years, then along come humans and a film called Jaws, whicht^[sic] gives you terrible PR — and makes them so terrified they want to trophy-hunt you to death.