The tax revenue from hunting safaris go to game amnagement and supports the local economies. Almost all of the guides in Africa are also federal game wardens that attempt to control the local poachers. On top of that, whenever an animal is taken, ONLY the trophy parts are taken by the hunter. In these protein poor nations, the locals receive all the meat, and any other non trophy product. (Often hides, etc.)
Then there are the FACTS of animal attacks, killing many locals. These have to be controlled and are, through selective commercial hunting when possible and game warden (Remember the guides) doing culling operations. If one does a honest study of the wildlife management of Africa, they will see that commercial hunting IS a very necessary and marketable trade.
If one listens to these money making groups like "Friends for animals," Peta, and so many others that only exist for the purpose of separating fools from their money, they will get a very skewed propaganda version of the truth. If one looks, they actually do nothing to protect or enhance wildlife, only line their own pockets.
Sue Olsen - 9 years ago
Kenya does not allow hunting and surprise, it has some great wildlife safaris that bring in a lot of tourism money. If the hunters' self-serving theory of "killing to save" were actually true, populations of lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and other highly desirable trophy animals would be growing rather than plummeting. The world is waking up. The U.N. just past a resolution to try and stop illegal hunting in Africa. Humans are egotistical and self absorbed and our world shows it. We are killing off the rhinos, the elephants and Cecil for profit. There are 1000 canned hunting ranches just in the U.S. So these rich white mean who have a mounted animal head in their mancave? Well they don't even have any hunting talent! We really need to evolve as human beings. #JusticforCecil. Support Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCru).
Dan - 9 years ago
African countries are not devoid of wildlife because of legal trophy hunting and you're not going to stop the black market of animal parts going from Africa to other parts of the world. More rules and regulations aren't going to stop anyone......did the War on Drugs ever stop the flow of drugs into the U.S.?
There is already an international agreement in place regarding this issue. It is called the CITES agreement. From their own website, "CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival." Transport of legally hunted animals falls under this agreement.
Kate - 9 years ago
No, I'm not in a sanctimonious ivory tower. You are wrong.
The African countries are devoid of wildlife because they are selling their wildlife to "hunters" who want to decorate a wall and prove he/she can kill the biggest.
Get rid of the market and the animals will survive. This includes the ones who are killed for their horns or tusks. A few UN sanctions would help also.
Maybe we should just give viagra to anyone who wants it. So many animals would be still alive if we had but profit always has to be there?
Same as cattle and sheep to the BLM, they are better than the wildlife that belongs on the range!
Steven Vinnedge - 9 years ago
Were it not for commercial and licensed hunting in Africa, there would be no wildlife in Africa. Even the national park are almost completely devoid of wildlife. The governments are too poor and too corrupt to stop poachers. Sorry. You can live in you sanctimonious ivory tower but unless the native people of Africa see a commercial value in wildlife, they'll turn the habitat into cropland or grazing for domestic wildlife.
The tax revenue from hunting safaris go to game amnagement and supports the local economies. Almost all of the guides in Africa are also federal game wardens that attempt to control the local poachers. On top of that, whenever an animal is taken, ONLY the trophy parts are taken by the hunter. In these protein poor nations, the locals receive all the meat, and any other non trophy product. (Often hides, etc.)
Then there are the FACTS of animal attacks, killing many locals. These have to be controlled and are, through selective commercial hunting when possible and game warden (Remember the guides) doing culling operations. If one does a honest study of the wildlife management of Africa, they will see that commercial hunting IS a very necessary and marketable trade.
If one listens to these money making groups like "Friends for animals," Peta, and so many others that only exist for the purpose of separating fools from their money, they will get a very skewed propaganda version of the truth. If one looks, they actually do nothing to protect or enhance wildlife, only line their own pockets.
Kenya does not allow hunting and surprise, it has some great wildlife safaris that bring in a lot of tourism money. If the hunters' self-serving theory of "killing to save" were actually true, populations of lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and other highly desirable trophy animals would be growing rather than plummeting. The world is waking up. The U.N. just past a resolution to try and stop illegal hunting in Africa. Humans are egotistical and self absorbed and our world shows it. We are killing off the rhinos, the elephants and Cecil for profit. There are 1000 canned hunting ranches just in the U.S. So these rich white mean who have a mounted animal head in their mancave? Well they don't even have any hunting talent! We really need to evolve as human beings. #JusticforCecil. Support Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCru).
African countries are not devoid of wildlife because of legal trophy hunting and you're not going to stop the black market of animal parts going from Africa to other parts of the world. More rules and regulations aren't going to stop anyone......did the War on Drugs ever stop the flow of drugs into the U.S.?
There is already an international agreement in place regarding this issue. It is called the CITES agreement. From their own website, "CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival." Transport of legally hunted animals falls under this agreement.
No, I'm not in a sanctimonious ivory tower. You are wrong.
The African countries are devoid of wildlife because they are selling their wildlife to "hunters" who want to decorate a wall and prove he/she can kill the biggest.
Get rid of the market and the animals will survive. This includes the ones who are killed for their horns or tusks. A few UN sanctions would help also.
Maybe we should just give viagra to anyone who wants it. So many animals would be still alive if we had but profit always has to be there?
Same as cattle and sheep to the BLM, they are better than the wildlife that belongs on the range!
Were it not for commercial and licensed hunting in Africa, there would be no wildlife in Africa. Even the national park are almost completely devoid of wildlife. The governments are too poor and too corrupt to stop poachers. Sorry. You can live in you sanctimonious ivory tower but unless the native people of Africa see a commercial value in wildlife, they'll turn the habitat into cropland or grazing for domestic wildlife.