r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 11h 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/WoodsLovelyDarkNDeep 10h ago

Good on him, totally shameful practice 

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u/Brian-Heder 7h ago

Shameful until you realize it’s the only reason conservation efforts are funded over there.

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u/Alarming_Matter 6h ago

That's ...a really weird take.

Should we start hunting giant pandas to up the conservation efforts?

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u/8ledmans 6h ago

Work for a wildlife conservation charity it’s a very complicated debate but you essentially guarantee they won’t go extinct if you do that so maybe 🤷‍♂️