trophy-hunting

trophy-hunting (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of trophy hunting.
   • 1988 August 29, Michael Bowker, quoting Michael Kutilek, “Science / Medicine: Hunting the Mountain Lion: California’s Elusive Wildlife Population Poses a Problem”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[1], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 July 2025:

     Most (researchers) agree the current mountain lion population is healthy, although the animal is so elusive it is hard to say anything with surety, so the final question becomes a philosophical one—Is the trophy-hunting of lions acceptable?

   • 2007 January 30, Severin Carrell, “Day of the wolf - but its evil image could stop it saving the Highlands”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 September 2014:

     Although the report appeared to dismiss deer stalking as "trophy-hunting", in fact it added £105m to the rural economy and provided about 2,500 full-time equivalent jobs.

   • 2014 June 29, Louisa Lombard, “Blame War, Not Safaris”, in The New York Times‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 June 2014:

     Trophy-hunting reflects inequalities in money and mobility, and sometimes also insensitivity to conservation practices or local politics.

   • 2020 December 26, Jane Dalton, “How we continued destroying the natural world in 2020”, in The Independent‎^[4], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 April 2025:

     Most focus is on the climate crisis and habitat loss, but trophy-hunting also plays a role in wiping out many popular species, research has shown, by targeting males with the biggest antlers, horns and tusks – those with high-quality genes.

trophy-hunting

1. present participle and gerund of trophy-hunt