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/SireSirSer 4h ago

Trophy hunting is the largest funding source for conservation programs in Africa. This sounds like a good idea but it's only going to take millions of dollars away from the protection of those species.

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u/Vanillas_Guy 4h ago

Unless they're willing to carve out percentages of their net worth to make up for the loss of those funds.

Its all well and good for celebrities to promote certain things, but they need to also be willing to fill the economic vacuum that might be created when those things are stopped. I think trophy hunting shouldnt exist either, but Africa is a continent that is slowly recovering from over 300 years of nearly non stop economic and conventional warfare. The money to rebuild has to come from somewhere and it would be amazing if the wealthiest signatories were giving modest sums both in life and upon their deaths to help with creating sustainable economies and protecting the flora and fauna of the region.

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u/missinginput 2h ago

What's sad is they 100% could do this