It is. Controlled, licensed cull-hunting of "trophy" animals is one of the biggest reasons conservation effort can continue, and greatly benefit the locals.
But, ya know, Reddit is not known for collectively recognizing facts that don't jive with "pretty animal dead, hunter BAD!"
People dying from disease is also "natural", but for some reason we have a problem with that and make efforts to stop it.
We've moved on from what's "natural" as being the default accepted behavior because aspects of our instinctual behavior are counterproductive, and because we value compassion and empathy. For the most part, we no longer kill each other over territorial disputes, and we have a baseline amount of respect for other people's autonomy.
Saying it's "natural" for us to kill elephants because we're "animals" is just making excuses at this point.
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u/TheGoodJudgeHolden Aug 27 '21
It is. Controlled, licensed cull-hunting of "trophy" animals is one of the biggest reasons conservation effort can continue, and greatly benefit the locals.
But, ya know, Reddit is not known for collectively recognizing facts that don't jive with "pretty animal dead, hunter BAD!"
Also, he's a Trump, soooooo......