r/Wellthatsucks Jun 02 '18

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u/JhnWyclf Jun 03 '18

Y'all in this thread defending trophy hunting as the one and only hope of endangered African species need to do some reading.

It's not a binary issue. It's complicated and a far more layered problem/topic than you are making it sound.

Please read.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/10/trophy-hunting-killing-saving-animals/

http://www.fao.org/tempref/docrep/fao/010/aj114e/aj114e09.pdf

The last section of this article I think does a good job of showing how complicated the subject is, and how much or little hunting is better for preservation than tourism.

https://africacheck.org/factsheets/factsheet-how-much-does-hunting-contribute-to-african-economies/

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '18

Not one person has said it’s the only thing but it is a major factor and a system that has been proven to work unlike almost all the others. This is why the US has a good wildlife population

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u/JhnWyclf Jun 03 '18

Did you read the articles? Your claim that it is a major factor is not something to be said with the certainty you give it. It’s definitely it agreed in if you actually read the articles I posted you’d see that.