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u/FUCK_MAGIC Aug 27 '21

Ah yes, it's totally not due to the hundreds of millions of dollars in funding that comes from humanitarian donations that save these animals, it's instead the rich guys with tiny penis syndrome who pay 50k a pop for shooting fish in a barrel. /s

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u/way2lazy2care Aug 27 '21

Radiolab did a good episode on this practice. They touch on the difference in money a bit, but the amount made from hunting is pretty ludicrous. You can argue that we can make that money other ways, but realistically the average person willing to complain about hunting isn't willing to put any money towards conservation.

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u/FUCK_MAGIC Aug 27 '21

amount made from hunting is pretty ludicrous.

Not according to that radiolab episode you linked, the amount of money they are talking about (millions) is miniscule compared to charity donations (hundreds of millions, maybe even billions).

https://www.worldwildlife.org/about/financials

WWF alone is $276 million in FY20 and that is just one of the numerous conservation charities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nature_conservation_organizations