on imports of 'trophy hunt' animal parts Lobbying for a ban on imports of hunted wildlife parts Protesters at the fifth annual Global March for Elephants and Rhinos in London called for a UK ban on trophy imports Paul Nicholls Protesters demand a UK ban on imports of 'trophy hunt' animal parts Lobbying for a ban on imports of hunted wildlife parts Thousands of protesters at the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos marched to Downing Street Paul Nicholls Protesters demand a UK ban on imports of 'trophy hunt' animal parts Lobbying for a ban on imports of hunted wildlife parts Some protesters in London against trophy hunting dressed in wildlife costumes Paul Nicholls Protesters demand a UK ban on imports of 'trophy hunt' animal parts Lobbying forCordelia Britton, of Four Paws, Mark Jones, of Born Free and Eduardo Goncalves, of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, as they delivered a letter to Downing Street Paul Nicholls

Chimpanzees, whales, eagles, parrots and otters were also among “trophies” that hunters around the world took home, it found.

Wealthy hunters, mostly from the US, killed increasing numbers of species from 2007-2017, including captive lions, parakeets, sloth bears, flamingos, elephant tusks, trunks, ears and genitalia, the report stated.

Numbers of animals killed by some countries’ hunters have risen sharply in recent years, including Canada (216 per cent), Austria (40 per cent) and Belgium (56 per cent), although there were declines in Spain, Denmark and Norway.

From 2008 to 2017, British trophy-hunters imported 98 primates including yellow baboons, chacma baboons and chlorocebus monkeys,