WHY DOES AFRICA ALLOW TROPHY HUNTING TO CONTINUE? African governments allow the sport of “trophy hunting” to thrive. Tanzania has an estimated 40% of the population of lions and wildlife authorities defend success in keeping such numbers steady, against Kenya where the population has decreased significantly. Trophy hunting generates roughly $75 million for Tanzania’s economy from 2008 to 2011. Approximately 600 lions are killed every year on trophy hunts, including lions in populations that are already declining from other threats. These hunts are unsustainable and put more pressure on the species. Unfortunately, Americans are primarily to blame. Approximately 60 percent of all lions killed for sport in Africa are shipped to the U.S. as trophies. The United States government is considering whether to add lions to the list of species protected by the Endangered Species Act. Such protection would ban the importation of dead trophy lions into the USA The trophy hunting debate continues in Kenya and other part of Africa. Those of us who cannot understand how people take pleasure in killing animals are puzzled by this debate. Even more disturbing are the flawed arguments used to promote hunting as beneficial to conservation. Why on Earth are we still allowing this animal to be killed for fun when its in danger of disappearing from the wild in our lifetimes?
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:30:07 +0000
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