Conservation IN PERIL THE CONSEQUENCES OF WESTERN WORLD BANS ONTROPHY HUNTING IMPORTS

What would happen if countries in the Western World were to ban the import of hunting trophies? It is a question some countries are currently grappling with and one that many African countries dread.

Kirsty Watermeyer

The issue is ripe with fear in Africa because of the implications such a move would have for conservation on the continent. Currently eight out of the top 10 countries engaged in large mammal conservation use trophy hunting as an important component of their efforts. It is because of trophy hunting that many governments, landowners and local communities today choose to keep land as wildlife habitat rather than converting it to agricultural land. It is also why they choose to invest in anti-poaching measures and why they tolerate dangerous wildlife on their doorstep. The removal of these three incentive pillars would likely topple conservation in many parts of Africa. Let us take a closer look at how trophy hunting supports these incentives for nature conservation. WILDLIFE HABITAT VERSUS AGRICULTURAL LAND…

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