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Originally Posted by casstony
For example, with a little introspection perhaps big game hunters could be just as satisfied hunting with a camera.
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Big game hunting actually protects animals. For the locals, an elephant is just something that eats their crops occasionally. When a poacher comes, they don't really care. They don't care if animals go extinct either.
But when some westerner is prepared to the pay the equivalent several
years salary and provide employment, those elephants are now crucial to the wellbeing of the local inhabitants, and they will help authorities stop poaching.
There are many examples of this being a very effective conservation measure.