took in luring out of the park were not endorsed by trophy hunting officials in Zimbabwe. While Zimbabwe courts initially ruled his killing to be illegal, charges were ultimately dropped against the hunter Palmer hired. Statistics Trophy hunters imported over 1.26 million trophies into the United States in the 10 years from 2005 to 2014. Canada was the leading source of imported trophies. From 2005 to 2014, the top ten trophy species imported into the United States were: Snow goose 111,366 Mallard duck 104,067 Canada goose 70,585 American black bear 69,072 Impala 58,423 Common wildebeest 52,473 Greater kudu 50,759 Gemsbok 40,664 Springbok 34,023 Bontebok 32,771 From 2005 to 2014, the "big five" trophy species imported into the United States, totalling about 32,500 lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalo, and leopards combined, from Africa were: Lion African elephant African leopard Rhinoceros African buffalo Mexico has a hunting industry valued at approximately $200 million with about 4,000 hunting ranches. Trophies See also Animal–industrial complex Animal rights Big five game Big-game hunting Deer hunting Elephant gun Fox hunting Green hunting International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) Junta Nacional de Homologación de Trofeos de Caza "The Most Dangerous Game", a classic story famous in the mid twentieth century that was inspired by and explores the philosophy of hunting for sheer pleasure. Reindeer hunting in Greenland Shooting, shoveling, and shutting up White hunter References Yahya M. Musakhel 2005: Identification of Biodiversity hotspots in Musakhel district Balochistan Pakistan. Further reading Books Foa, E. After Big Game in Central Africa. St. Martin's Press. . Journal articles Simon, Alexander. Against Trophy Hunting - A Marxian-Leopoldian Critique (September 2016), Monthly Review Paterniti, Michael. Should We Kill Animals to Save Them? (October 2017) National Geographic Other IUCN (2016) Informing Decisions About Trophy Hunting IUCN Briefing Paper - Informing Decisions on Trophy Hunting External links Trophy hunting: Killing or conservation? - CBS News documentary Missouri Monarch World Record Buck Hunting Hunting