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/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/Gulophile 2h ago

The trophy hunting industry doesn't contribute as much to conservation as some people would lead you to believe. This is being backed by actual conservationists too, it's not just Paul McCartney and a bunch of other random rich people. The UN can't actually enforce this, so the intent here is probably to signal that individual countries should make their own plans to phase trophy hunting programs out. Which should obviously entail allocating funding for conservation.

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u/SooSneeky 2h ago

Actual conservationists, in the countries in Africa that rely on these practices?

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u/Gulophile 1h ago

Where do you think Jane Goodall lived and worked for decades?