Preservation - Nature Conservation

[Lybica]

I have not found a forum section for these topics
Conservation / Preservation / Wildlife Management
Which are I suggest integral parts of the pursuit of hunting
My post below refers
I understand that this is a HUNTING site primarily orientated to DG ( dangerous game )
So apologies to Jerome Phillipe for what follows
In reference to the post in the DOUBLE RIFLE section Rigbys first 450 No 2 NE

I am NOT "anti-hunting" - I am all in favour of ethical hunting where the primary aim is constructive use
I value life - ALL forms of life
I am NOT in favour of killing things just to kill something - especially / or perhaps because it is dangerous
I refer to the image on the front page of someone holding up a dead brown spotted hyena ( Crocuta crocuta ), - something I find distasteful and hard to understand
It would appear to me that in the case of killing where there is no justifiable necessity there is too much money and too much ego involved.
Yes I understand the economic benefits of Big Game / Safari / Trophy hunting and the benefit of placing a commercial value on game animals. Although there are concerns about how much of this - economic benefit filters down to the lower rungs of the hierarchy. How much is invested in long term management and the extension of "natural-range" ?
Please see the two articles above

Many people ( hunters ) come to Africa spend a week or two here "bag a trophy or two" to take home and never learn much about the place or the country in which they have "bagged their trophies"
Or the larger picture of the animals ( game ) they are interested in shooting
Perhaps they are not interested ?
Perhaps their hosts never cover these topics ?
Perhaps they are never .. "coached" ?

Perhaps I am wrong ?
Perhaps I have not read through enough posts here ?

Some local South African background may help - thinking about Elephant
( Although similar problems are not restricted to just South Africa )

Urgent need to rethink elephant management strategies and move from culling to coexistence

Action, not finger-pointing, is needed for Madikwe’s elephants

But what do I know - I am .. amagqirha - abantu abamhlope

 

[grand veneur]

It's difficult to discuss such topics objectively. Everyone believes they represent the truth, be it the hunters or the conservationists. It is certain that a happy medium would be ideal, but it is not possible. In Africa, you mostly meet trophy hunters, even if some claim they are not. The majority is convinced that trophy hunting means nature conservation and is also a huge source of income for the local population. Although I am also a trophy hunter, I often question myself and don't believe that trophy hunting makes such a significant contribution to preservation and nature conservation, and based on my good knowledge of African manners, I also don't believe that an excessive amount of what we pay ends up by the lower classes of the African society. You quoted a picture of a questionable trophy. I will go a bit further and also question the hunting of classic game species, like the lion for example. That they have to be hunted to preserve the species seems far-fetched to me. Depending on the posts and reactions I will receive from side of the real trophy hunters, we will continue to talk about this very controversial topic.