Thread: Great article on the Benefits of hunting (esp. Africa)- one to show the Anti-hunters

Originally Posted by ebf

That's one side of the story...

The other side is not quite as rosy

Most of these companies and the local guides will want you to believe that the local community benefits, that everything is done in a 100% ethical manner, but unfortunately it is big business, and there is a lot of money involved...

I agree with you EBF, every industry has operators that are shady and corrupt, this is Africa so it is worse than most places on earth for this, but there are the good operators too that benefit the communities and conservation hugely.
When you look at the total picture the conservation benefits of trophy hunting outweigh the downsides (some dead animals) no matter what the motivation for hunting is.
Even if the only thing you take into account is the habitat preservation, which would otherwise be used for other farming practices, hunting is still beneficial even before you look at the anti poaching measures and community benefits.

Let's be honest, it's not going to be banned, a poor country like Zim is not going to reject $40m US a year income.