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A report from the RAND Corporation confirms there is very little scientific evidence for or against many gun policies. RAND hopes to lend researchers a hand with its new state-by-state database of gun laws.

Science Provides Few Facts On Effects Of Gun Policies, Report Finds

2:57am March 02, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

A review by the RAND Corporation finds little evidence as to whether many popular gun control policies do or don't affect gun violence. In many cases, solid studies just haven't been done.

Venison is on the winter menu at Cafe Berlin, in Washington, D.C. In this dish, called Jäger Jäger, the venison schnitzel comes with hazelnut spätzle, sautéed mushrooms, and cream sauce.

National

Why Is Venison On Expensive Plates And Food Pantry Shelves?

11:19am January 02, 2018

by Dan Charles

Venison, a luxury meat sold in high-end stores also shows up on the winter menus of expensive restaurants. But venison from deer killed by hunters can't be sold, so much of it is given away for free.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has lifted a ban on importing sport-hunted trophies of elephants from Zimbabwe and Zambia.

U.S. Lifts Ban On Importing Elephant Trophies From Zimbabwe And Zambia

7:23pm November 16, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said hunting programs in those countries can aid conservation efforts. But those who oppose the policy change point to a decline in Zimbabwe's elephant population.

Grizzly bear cubs follow their mother in British Columbia, Canada, in 2014. The province has banned trophy hunting of grizzlies beginning at the end of November.

World News

British Columbia Will Ban Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunting

6:17pm August 15, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The policy still allows people to hunt the bears for food but blocks all hunting of grizzlies in the Great Bear Rainforest. Environmental groups are celebrating but concerned about possible loopholes.

Cecil the lion, photographed in 2013, was killed by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in 2015. Two years later, his son Xanda came to the same end nearby.

World News

Xanda, Son Of Cecil The Lion, Also Killed

3:18pm July 21, 2017

by Amy Held

A trophy hunter shot and killed the 6-year-old lion near Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, near where his father was killed two years ago.

A grizzly bear roams near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., in 2011.

Wildlife Activists Plan Lawsuits To Protect Yellowstone Grizzlies

5:24pm June 30, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe and The Humane Society are among the organizations that will sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to keep the iconic carnivore on the endangered species list.

A mouse with predatory brain circuits switched on is much more likely to attack and kill prey like this cricket.

Science

Flipping A Switch In The Brain Turns Lab Rodents Into Killer Mice

3:28pm January 12, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

When scientists activate hunting circuits in the brains of genetically modified mice, the animals attack insects and even bottle caps as prey. It gives clues to the evolution of hunting in humans.

Politics & Government

NC Residents Can Now Hunt With Guns On Sundays

10:59pm October 04, 2015

by Michael Burke

Some North Carolina residents heard the sounds of the hunting season on Sundays for the first time starting this past weekend. Hunting with guns is now allowed on Sundays on private property.

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World News

Death Of Beloved Lion Heats Up Criticism Of Big Game Hunting

1:59pm July 31, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has highlighted big game hunting. Hunters legally kill more than 600 African lions every year. More than half the tourists hunting in Africa are American.

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Cecil the lion is shown walking in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park in a YouTube video from July 9, 2015. Credit: Bryan Orford

World News

Investigation Underway Into Killing Of Cecil, Zimbabwe's Best Known Lion

12:39pm July 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

The killing of the beloved lion, hunted for sport, has been condemned by wildlife conservationists. A conservationist in Zimbabwe says a ban should be imposed on the hunting of endangered animals.

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