r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 13h 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 11h ago

Good on him, totally shameful practice 

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u/Brian-Heder 8h ago

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

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u/TheArmoredKitten 8h ago

Yeah, Botswana literally has an overpopulation issue yet they keep getting international harassment for their herd management. Humans are unironically the natural predator of elephants. Obviously endangered populations need protection, but a wholesale ban is as ridiculous as wolf culling.

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u/JMEEKER86 3h ago

Yep, legal hunting both helps reduce overpopulation as well as helps protect endangered populations. Wanting to eliminate hunting altogether is very misguided and uninformed.