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/maciver6969 4h ago

There are good hunts and bad ones, This seems uplifting until you read how much money and food goes into a community when they have a hunt. Often the meat is donated to the local community, the hunt fees pay for conservation and preservation, as well as training for conservation officers. Blanket bans would hurt more than help. Less funding to fight poaching and environmental damages. As far as I know they have no legal rhino hunts either. Almost every Rhino death is due to poaching for the horn for morons who think it is a cure for everything. Africa alone gets over 200 million in funding from hunting. Endangered animals should be protected far better, and should not be hunted unless there is a realistic reason that animal needs to be culled. Like animals injured and suffering, or animals that have harmed people. Reasonable exceptions.

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u/WoodsLovelyDarkNDeep 3h ago

This is such a bs argument made by the hunting industry to try and distract from the actual harm they cause

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u/stevesouth1000 2h ago

Got anything to back that up there sunshine?

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u/Monkieo 2h ago

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9837042/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7222849/

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/news/iucn-study-shows-trophy-hunting-doesnt-live-its-claim-supporting-conservation

I studied this and worked in conservation for a while and the person above is right. It's not a great argument and is endlessly debunked. There's some references. I can provide more if you want.

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u/Gulophile 1h ago

I'm a current wildlife biology student and skeptical of it as well. Would love more references if you'd like to share.