Scientists Agree Banning Trophy Hunting Is A Huge Mistake Here’s Why

[MBIZI SAFARIS]

Politicians listen to scientists on climate change…
How about they listen to some REAL science.

Could banning trophy hunting in African countries do more harm than good fr conservation? Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that banning hunting of large game could lead to economic stress and compromise a country’s ability to invest in critical conservation initiatives.

“Understandably, many people oppose trophy hunting and believe it is contributing to the ongoing loss of species; however, we contend that banning the U.S.’s $217 million per year industry in Africa could end up being worse for species conservation,” Professor Bradshaw, Director of Ecological Modeling in the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute, explained in a
news release
. “Conserving biodiversity can be expensive, so generating money is essential for environmental non-government organizations, conservation-minded individuals,government agencies and scientists.”

Surprisingly, researchers found trophy hunting can even be less disruptive than ecotourism, which puts humans in contact with wildlife on a much larger scale.

 

[edward]

right on,loud and clear.

 

[CAustin]

Hope this gets published here in the states.

 

[siml]

Conservation doesn't survive on emotions, great report.

 

[Hank2211]

I agree that this is good at a macro level . . . but . . . on a micro level? There will be high costs to implement all 11 of the recommendations, many of which are there simply to prove to there that honest people are in fact honest.

These "taxes on honesty" never serve any purpose other than to create more data gathering and management jobs, mostly in government. Far better we focus our resources on the dishonest people. If you don't know who they are, they're the ones not filling in the reports.

 

[Art Lambart II]

Nice report, lets hope the U.S. fish and wildlife folks see it.

 

[Art Lambart II]

A backup professional shooter on all safaris, I thought that was the PH's job.

 

[edward]

Nice report, lets hope the U.S. fish and wildlife folks see it.

i didnt know dan ashe could read.