{"id":277,"date":"2020-04-16T12:02:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T12:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biobluenviro.com\/?p=277"},"modified":"2022-09-21T06:54:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T06:54:15","slug":"conservation-and-hunting-a-fierce-rivalry-or-paramount-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biobluenviro.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/16\/conservation-and-hunting-a-fierce-rivalry-or-paramount-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation and Hunting, a Fierce Rivalry or Paramount Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hunting, once a daily practice of\ngathering food for the family or village, is now a real controversy among\nenvironmental advocates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wildlife Conservation is the\npractice of protecting wild species and their habitats, in order to prevent\nspecies from becoming extinct. Now that we have this definition, where does\nhunting fit into this explanation? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunting in Africa has been around\nsince the dawn of humanity on the continent and this \u201chunter\u201d role was\nfulfilled by the men in the tribe, to provide for their villages and families.\nSome indigenous African tribes still live like their ancestors did and are\nhunter-gatherers, with some now keeping livestock as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the first explorers came to\nthe Dark Continent, hunting was still done mainly for food, but also for ivory.\nHunting has since then evolved into an activity enjoyed by thousands. Hunting\nis now being done for food, for management of game numbers, and more\n\u201ccontroversially\u201d for trophy hunting. I say \u201ccontroversially\u201d as I understand\nthe influence that all forms of hunting have on conservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a civilized and cultivated country wild animals only\ncontinue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who\nprotest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wild life,\nare ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds\nthe most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild\ncreatures from total extermination\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u2013 Teddy Roosevelt<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m writing this article in\nconjunction with a video produced by Paul Stones, a professional hunter and Managing\nDirector at Paul Stones Safaris Africa (https:\/\/www.paulstonessa.co.za\/)<\/a>.\nIn the video, Paul talks about the difference between the real Africa, and the\nAfrica that the people from other countries want. This video \/ article is one\nof the most well written cases on the impact that the uninformed individuals\nand anti-hunting organisations have on the conservation efforts in Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing that does not separate\nconservation from any other activity in the world is money. Money is required\nto fund anti-poaching campaigns, to buy food for the animals during periods of\nprolonged drought, to pay the people that work from dusk to dawn on these farms\nand concessions, to protect these unspoiled habitats, and the vast array of\nanimals to whom it is home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is where hunting forms the\nkey to conservation in Africa. Hunting for food, management of game numbers and\nyes, trophy hunting lays the foundation for the protection of the remaining\nunspoiled and pristine habitats that remain in Africa. These practices supply\nthe crucial funding that pays for the above-mentioned campaigns, employees and\nother conservation efforts. But the problem that I have with modern society is\nthat each person wants his or her opinion to be heard and that if they think it\u2019s\nwrong then it is only their opinion that matters. It does not matter if they\nknow anything about the practice or if other people depend on it for their\nlivelihood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem with the people and\ncompanies that campaign against hunting and paint it as a vile and barbaric\nsport, is that they are uninformed. These campaigns were started by people\nbased on their emotions and it evolved into a smear campaign that utilises\nsocial media platforms, celebrity award events, protests, and unfortunately the\nemotions of misinformed people, to vilify hunting and spread lies about the\ntrue and important impact that hunting has on conservation efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since these campaigns have begun\nto become more personal, and more uninformed individuals have joined the cause,\nthe following has happened: many major airlines have now banned animal trophies\non their flights and individuals have cancelled hunting safaris, being afraid\nof the personal attacks that these organisations launch against them. Big game\nhunting was even banned in Botswana from 2014 until 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Paul says in his video, the\nuniformed people that reside in the United States, and other first world\ncountries, have no idea of the real Africa. They know the Kruger National Park\nand the vast plains of the Masai Mara; and yes, these places are amazing, but the\nreal Africa is where people like Paul are trying their best every day to\nprotect the remaining wildlife habitats, the other places where normal tourists\nwould not pay to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facts are that the world has\nevolved over the centuries and human populations have grown and expanded, and with\nexpansion, habitats have been lost entirely or isolated pockets are left.\nHunting, especially trophy hunting, provides food to local villages, money to\nthe employees and people working in the industry and funding for conservation\nefforts. If these areas where not utilised for hunting then the animals will\nnot be there either, this is mostly true of enclosed game farms in countries\nsuch as South Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is true that most people\ncampaigning against hunting live in a materialistic society, spending most of\ntheir time on social media platforms, and not making the effort to really talk\nto people in the industry and obtain their views. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cannot change what has\nhappened in the past, but we can work together to create a better future.\nAfrica needs hunting, otherwise, as Paul said, with the demise of sustainable\nhunting, the animals of Africa will soon follow. Ill-informed people campaigning\nagainst hunting will be the reason that the very animals that they are trying\nto protect, go extinct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to invite anyone,\nincluding organisations, that are willing to have an honest debate regarding\nthis, to please contact me and together we can create a sustainable way forward\nfor the protection of the amazing animals and biodiversity that Africa has to\noffer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zander  Liebenberg <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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