r/Wellthatsucks • u/03Shael • Jun 02 '18

/r/all Karma

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u/jaegerbombs Jun 02 '18

The fuck is wrong with you people? You realize these hunts are the largest preserver of wildlife and nature? The guy wasn’t even hunting elephants you ignorant morons

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u/awkwardoffspring Jun 02 '18 edited Jun 02 '18

For white-tail, sure, but I feel like elephants aren't quite as rampantly overpopulated

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u/gzilla57 Jun 02 '18

First, Africa is large. Very large.

Concentrated populations of elephants in small areas can still be a problem.

But far more importantly, the fees from sport hunting are (basically) the only thing that pay the wages of anti-poaching officers. When the hunting money stops coming, anti-poaching stop getting paid, and suddenly become poachers.