AmericanWolf For the Benefit of All
11/17/17 11:11 am
Note that there are several other important points to be made about the specific elements of the decision, like that it only addresses Zambia and Zimbabwe and only lasts for a designated period of time. The important criticism folks in the media have been making, though, is the administration's claim that enabling legal trophy hunting actually helps the animals being hunted, which is true in many circumstances.
In summary, legal trophy hunting allows a source of revenue to go to the local communities in developing countries where illegal hunting usually keeps money from them. This allows management of the wild animal population which can be a threat to their livestock or agriculture. It also allows greater funding for the maintenance of reserve land and a means for protecting other members of the species. Most importantly, it gives a significant incentive to conserve the populations of these animals that developing countries wouldn't naturally prioritize.
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