In 1977, Kenya banned trophy hunting and pinned its economic hopes on tourism, believing photographic tourism to be more sustainable in the long run than hunting tourism. Enter 2020 and a global pandemic that hasn’t just impacted the health of millions of people around the world; it has also decimated the tourism industry. Kenyan based conservation scientist Dennis Ombaki believes there should be a place for well regulated hunting to help Kenya rebuild and provide much-needed economic aid to Africa post Covid-19.
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In South Africa, privately owned game reserves and safari parks have long provided the lion’s share of employment in rural areas but with Covid-19 bringing tourism to a standstill and causing historic unemployment, South Africa’s game reserves now provide the lion’s share of meat to those same struggling local communities.
If hunting is so bad, why have 133 scientists written an open letter to the UK government urging them not to ban trophy hunting? Could it be they understand the negative impact it will have on conservation and animal populations?
Do trophy hunters really kill endangered animals? If you were to read the news headlines, you’d believe Tess Talley really did murder an endangered and rare black giraffe, but what is the truth?
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on email Email Share on telegram Telegram It is one of the biggest paradoxes of wildlife conservation that killing animals could be the best way to save them. In fact, on the surface, […]
Although I had been to Africa before, last year was my first time actually hunting there and I have to say, not only did I learn a butt load I also had the best time! It has been my favourite hunting experience so far! Now I know there are a […]
What happens to the meat after a trophy hunt? Do people actually eat lions, giraffes, elephants or hippopotamus, or are these animals just killed for fun and then wasted? These are not just interesting questions, but they also form the basis for so many misconceptions about hunting. While many of […]