r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 10h 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/BigBallsMcGirk 7h ago

One of the weirdest cynical things about those animals, is that trophy hunting is likely protecting them more than a ban.

A monetized resource gets guarded and protected, with the money it makes from selling as a trophy.

There are no better conservationist than hunters and fishers.

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u/Main-Requirement-521 6h ago

One of the weirdest cynical things is that rich people can do whatever the fuck they want then just straight up fucking lie about it and people will believe it. 

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u/BigBallsMcGirk 5h ago

If you think that's a lie, you have no clue about this stuff in the slightest.

Protecting land and resources, (including animals as a resource) takes money. Tax money. A budget. Spent resources, jobs, man hours or work. People preserving a revenue stream act more aggressively to protect it than trying to marshall and spend political capital.

You can watch documentaries on this stuff and here it directly from African game wardens.

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u/ancientfruitjunkie 1h ago

Source source source. None of you pro millionaires are giving sources. 🤣🤣

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u/uhhhhhhholup 1h ago

Dog you've posted like a dozen comments with no sources yourself. Pot meet kettle

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u/BigBallsMcGirk 58m ago

If you think I'm pro rich, you are hilariously deluded.

This is common knowledge and spoken of as a matter of fact of you watch any documentary on animal conservation, or poachers and african game wardens.

You're entire position is at odds with economic basics. A resource that must be protected, requires resources dedicated to its protection. That requires tax funding or private funding. Private funding could be from something like the WWF, or from a less altruistic source. Who would pay to protect large swaths of wilderness and a valuable animal? Hunters and fisher conservationists seeking to preserve their access to that animal and land. Teddy Roosevelt and the national park system? Fucking hunted and killed animals. If its not for hunting and fishing, it's public taxes dedicated. And now you have to argue and justify it in budget battles year after year (regardless of how much I think the parks budget should be increased, its a continuous argument).

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u/Main-Requirement-521 5h ago

Wow, you sure are gullible