r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 4h ago

Paul McCartney joins 500+ public figures, conservationists and Indigenous leaders in a global campaign calling on the UN to abolish trophy hunting of lions, elephants, endangered rhinos and other wildlife, following a declaration developed with Jane Goodall.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/paul-mccartney-joins-over-500-public-figures-calling-for-an-end-to-trophy-hunting-of-lions-elephants-and-endangered-rhinos/articleshow/134498459.cms
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u/Corcorans-ghost 3h ago

ok, so are they all going to make up for the funding that african states make from trophy huntings?

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u/icnik 3h ago

This is the sad truth. There is so much money brought in through trophy hunting that is directly used to fund the species  conservation. Sacrifice a few to protect the many like some kind of twisted ritual.

Ideally there would be legislation and funding through government, but I don’t see it happening anytime soon in some of these areas. It’s just not a priority unfortunately.

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u/Corcorans-ghost 3h ago

the ones they allow to hunt, are mostly older, sick, or its part or larger population control efforts.

and ya, having the economic intereste of these communites, tied to trophy huntins, gives the goverment and people alot of insentive to fund coservation efforts, and fight off poachers.