Hunters Conserve Wildlife
Topics: Environment
Public release Date: May 04, 2016
In 2014, a permit to hunt a single endangered black rhino was sold for $350,000… as part of a program to support its conservation in Namibia. Counterintuitive? Through funds raised from legal hunting—the purchase of permits in Africa, licenses and taxes here in the U.S.—, hunters contribute significantly to wildlife conservation efforts. Hunting has also become an important tool in the effort to control animal populations, to the benefit of humans and wildlife alike. But are big-game revenues really benefiting conservation and local communities? And is hunting a humane way to maintain equilibrium and habitats, or are there better alternatives?
ARGUING YES:
Anthony Licata: Editor-in-Chief at Field & Stream
Catherine Semcer: COO at the Humanitarian Operations Protecting Elephants
ARGUING NO:
Wayne Pacelle: CEO & President of The Humane Society of the United States
Adam M. Roberts: CEO of Born Free USA & Born Free Foundation
MODERATOR:
John Donvan: Emmy award-winning journalist