The general idea of conservation is to help keep a species of animals around for as long as we can, so killing the animals we are trying to conserve does not sound like the smartest idea. However, the data has frequently shown that, when done in a controlled manner, hunting can be a great tool for supporting conservation. It can be beneficial through supplying funds directly to conservation causes, through economic impact and by creating pressure to preserve habitat.
With the continuing pressures that humans place on wildlife, the conservation of that wildlife for future generations has become an important issue. As the human population continues to grow and encroach on wild areas, wildlife has had fewer and fewer places to live in. This wildlife is very important to many cultures, our natural ecosystem and also to our economy, through eco-tourism. While the act of hunting an animal has frequently resulted in the complete die off of many species, it has also shown to help populations of animals when done in a controlled manner. The key to hunting working as a tool of conservation is the aspect of control. It is what marks the difference between the extinction of a species and working to promote the continuation of a
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A very good show of this is how, in 2003, 24% of hunting revenue in Namibia (which equaled about 20 million US dollars), was given back to poorer communities. This shows the local people that hunting is an economic resource. The local people will then be more willing to support conservation actions, as those actions will allow them to gain the economic benefits of hunting for longer. Similarly, in Great Britain, fox hunting alone sustains approximately 6000 to 8000 jobs as of 2000. These jobs will encourage those people to support conservation more as their jobs depend on there being foxes to
Big game hunting should NOT be allowed. It can cause extinction, and can leave some animals with no habitats due to humans taking over their land. Big game hunting causes many different negative things to happen, but on of those negative things is that it can cause extinction. Currently, elephants are endangered because humans are selfish and want to take their ivory tusks. Humans have also depleted the tiger population down to less than 2,500 tigers in the whole world.
Every year hundreds of wild, exotic animals are killed, primarily in Africa, for money, bragging rights, and even decoration. Big game trophy hunting is a booming business, but has sparked a worldwide debate, especially after the killing of Cecil the Lion. Trophy hunters claim they are helping conservation efforts, but in reality, they are harming them. This sport is damaging the overall population of a species, especially lions, rhinos, and elephants. Also, the overall revenue from big game hunting is a small amount, and only a small percent of that goes to help the community.
Hunting permits cost money. The money raises depending on the size of the game and location. People will bid thousand close to millions just to go hunt a trophy animal as stated on The Rhino Hunter, “paid $350,000 for a hunting trip to Namibia to shoot and kill an endangered species”. Yes sometimes they do go hunt endangered species but what people don’t know is they go hunt the older animals, the animals that bring danger to the rest of the species. These bids all the money that
It's good for the species, if animals aren’t hunted they’ll die of starvation or disease when that food could have been used for meat on the table. It saves money by allowing you to harvest a animal and get about fifty pounds of meat, then buying that meat at the store. It’s also good for your family, hunting teaches the children, one of the greatest life lessons you can teach. There are a few better ways to spend quality time with your family than to take them away from their computer or tv and show them where their food comes from. Hunting is a sport, it challenges your brain and helps you vision when looking for movement.
Hunting has been a part of our society since the first man set foot on this continent, but animal rights movements have become popular in our society recently that has questioned the necessity of hunting in our modern times. Because of this, animal populations are left freely to where they can multiply at an alarming rate. Hunting is a great means of controlling animal populations’ growth, although greatly opposed by many. While hunting is a very controversial topic in our society, there are great points for being for and against it. Hunting is a way that humans see to keep balance of the ecosystem.
In the article ¨ 6 Endangered Animals Poachers Are Hunting Into Extinction,¨ Jessica Phelan describes how the killing of Cecil the Lion decreased the tourism in Zimbabwe due to the hunting. This is just one example of poachers interfering with human life. If more of this continues, humans will be the only living thing on Earth. For elephants, laws have been passed to protect the ivory in their tusks that everyone wants to get hands on. In 2011, one in every 12 African elephants were killed (Phelan).
Some may disagree that hunting’s purpose is to hunt the animals only and not to destroy their ecosystem which is true sometimes. They agree
Wildlife Conservation is often seen as a bad thing, but if you look at it from my perspective, then it is actually a good thing. People think of it as holding wild animals captive, but we are actually protecting them from poachers. The purpose of Wildlife Conservation is to protect the animals in danger, which I am in agreement 110%. Other people argue that we shouldn’t have conservations, but they don’t know the harm that can happen to unprotected animals.
Thesis: Hunting for the purpose of decorating your wall rather than putting me on the table has become a favorite pastime of many hunters today. I. ” According to Stuart Pimm, a professor of conservation ecology at Duke University, in the last five decades alone, lions alone have declined rapidly. A. In the 1960 's there are were 100,000 across the continent to as few as 25,000 today. ”
In addition, the detrimental wildlife issues that would emerge if hunting were no longer an option to keep animal populations under control would increase significantly. The idea of keeping hunting alive is crucial to keep our wildlife safe. Hunting may not apply to all people in the world, but it has to be done. In today’s world there is no other possible way to manage our wildlife in such an effective manner as we do it now. What people need to realize and accept is the fact that hunting does not harm the animals as severely as leaving them to overpopulate does.
National Wildlife Federation is a wildlife organization founded by Ding Darling. The Wildlife Federation works to protect the ecosystem that is crucial to the native wildlife. The National Wildlife Federation took part in the passing of clean water act, clean air act, and endangered species act. In 2007 the water resources development act was successfully passed thanks to the help of the Wildlife Federation.
One of the best days of my life was when we went deer hunting in South Dakota with my dad, brother, uncle and two cousins, but before I tell you about my trip let me tell you how it started. We left early in the morning to head to South Dakota where my cousin Jacob, who had just got a job as Game warden in Custer State Park, was taking us deer hunting. We got as far as Fargo, North Dakota when my cousin Keith asked my dad where our license were. Then to our surprise we forgot them back at home. We were lucky enough to have my two aunts and mom bring us the license because they were going to Fargo that day anyways for a girls shopping day.
Some would say a sport is something that challenges a person physically and mentally. The sole act to have fun or entertain. Most the time a sport includes two or more individuals or teams going against each other to win. Also most sports have a point system. Would hunting fall under the category of a sport?
Rights are against the use of force and they are our primary if not only our means of survival. There is only one fundamental right: To live successfully, a man has to make his own choices as well as animals too (Roleff,2014,p.33). There is a huge difference between giving animals their rights which is less than human beings and not to give them rights at all. Nowadays animals are presented in many places of entertainment such as zoos and cruces as well as aquariums where the audients pay a lot of cash to watch fun and exciting things going on, it sure makes us happy but what about the animals are they happy too? Are places of entertainment appropriate for wild animals to live in it normally?
Imagine you live in a world where there are no plants, forest, animals, or oceans all there is in where these things us to be is concrete, landfills of garbage, and buildings. This is what will transpire if we do not protect or wildlife, wildlife conservation is a very important situation as it helps keeps plants and animals off the endangered list. According to the World Wild Life organization there are twenty-six endangered animals and twenty-one critically endangered animals this is very overwhelming as animals are an important part of our environment and ecosystem. With human population increasing at an alarming rate, with the growing rate of humans there is going to be less land for animals and plants, more man-made pollution and plastic debris will go into the oceans, lakes, and streams.