Thread: A good opportunity to bait the anti brigade !

For anyone who doesn't know. The official place to go for information on what populations of any species are doing is the IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature. They have what is known as a redlist, which when you look at wikipedia for a poor example is used to give the status of an animal. Lions, interestingly are not listed as "Endangered" as the anti hunters squealing like stuck pigs would have you believe in regards to the recent Melissa Bachman lion saga. They are actually listed as "vulnerable". Further to this the IUCN redlist explains a lot of the ecology of each species and lists in these exact words:

"Trophy hunting is carried out in a number of sub-Saharan African countries and is considered an important management tool for providing financial resource for Lion conservation for both governments and local communities".

it does go on to mention that sustainable offtakes are essential for this to work effectively, but the point is there. The International body responsible for the interests of animals facing extinction admits that trophy hunting is an important management tool for lion conservation.

Give that to the next inerudite moron that comes out with some crap about how trophy lion hunting is threatening lions as a species.