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Trophy Hunting: Beneficial Towards Wildlife Conservation

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Trophy hunting is beneficial towards wildlife conservations. Trophy hunting is beneficial because, it provides a financial income for locals and to keep the wildlife conservations running. Also, hunting the problematic animals is more beneficial for the surrounding species in these conservations. Lastly, an economic value towards the wildlife has also been developed, so that the locals have a larger incentive to not hunt or harm the species and the surrounding wildlife that can further grow the wildlife conservation.
A large beneficial factor from trophy hunting is the large income from permits. Trophy hunting legally requires for the hunter to pay for a permit or else they are charged with heavy fines. As said in a radio podcast by Radiolab, the money spent on giving the hunters the right to kill an animal, goes toward the local government and local communities, and also the conservations …show more content…

Also as mentioned in Radiolab, the problem animals are often older males that pick more fights and kill the younger species (“The Rhino Hunter”). The species that are although endangered, removing the specie that is more problematic will benefit the other species more. By targeting only the animals that are problematic, often past reproductive age, it benefits the younger species. For example, the older species are more known for picking fights with other fellow endangered species. This often results in catastrophic, messy fights that can kill or severely injure both of them. By hunting the animal that is more dangerous to a species, will benefit the species more, because it increases their survival without the problematic animal to cause harm. The wildlife conservation’s goal is to preserve wildlife, but if an animal is causing harm to the other animals, it is better for the other animals if the problematic animal were to be hunted, because the money gained would go toward saving the

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