Potential of trophy hunting to create incentives for wildlife conservation in Africa where alternative wildlife-based land uses may not be viable, Animal Conservation, 9 (3) 283-291. It is claimed that trophy hunting has played a role in the recovery of the southern white rhino population in South Africa. Trophy hunting revenue accounts for a maximum of 0.27 percent of gross domestic product for nine investigated African countries that allow it, the study shows. This article aims to assess the economic impact of trophy hunting in South Africa, with a view to assisting policy development. Trophy Hunting: Busting the Myths and Exposing the Cruelty. Assessing commercial hunting in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, a 2016 report by the Democratic Party staff of the US House Committee on Natural Resources concludes that “significant questions remain about whether or not trophy hunting is sustainable” even … simum) in South Africa. In Michigan alone, nearly 600,000 people hunt deer. The pros and cons of hunting show us that when this practice is managed wisely and the purpose is to guarantee survival, it is a task that can be highly beneficial. The cost of clothing, a firearm, or another hunting weapon, such as a bow, must also be considered. Every year, thousands of tourists visit South African private nature reserves to see wild animals in unspoilt surroundings. A more recent report … DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00034.x. A World Wide Fund for Nature study into communal conservancies between 1998 and 2013 entitled, ‘The complementary benefits of tourism and hunting to communal conservancies in Namibia’, looked at a total of 77 communal conservancies. Leader-Williams N. Elephant Hunting and Conservation, Science, 293 (5538) 2203b-2204. Any decline of hunting in Africa is at least in part due to importation restrictions imposed by foreign governments. Indeed, research on trophy hunting does show that it can produce substantial financial benefits, is likely to be supported by local communities, and can be associated with conservation gains. Trophy hunting occurs in 23 countries in Africa, with the largest industries occurring in southern Africa and Tanzania, where the industry is expanding. That can push the cost of hunting beyond the budget of some households. Assessing commercial hunting in South Africa, ... such benefits are limited and routinely overstated by pundits. On the vices and virtues of trophy hunting ... or never checked—the presumed conservation benefits of legal trophy hunting can be nil. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00034.x. The Atlantic Crossword ... hunting in West Africa does not provide significant benefits to the surrounding communities. A study it commissioned found annual economic benefits of $132 million, and job creation of about 11,000. Trophy hunting in Africa has been thrust into the spotlight after an American dentist admitted paying $50,000 to kill Cecil, Zimbabwe's most famous lion. We provide a review of the scale of the trophy hunting industry, and assess both positive and negative issues relating to hunting and conservation in Africa. In fact, in various parts of Africa, trophy hunting has been a cover for illegal wildlife trade. I am a lifelong animal lover and vegetarian for whom the idea of killing animals for fun is repellent, and have committed my career to African wildlife conservation. Every year, hunters from Europe and the United States travel to Africa to participate in “trophy hunting,” the act in which hunters bring home dead … The argument goes that by allowing private landowners to conduct limited trophy hunting they have been given an incentive to keep and protect rhinos (albeit in large fenced enclosures). Hunting allowed payments and non-financial benefits (i.e. of the hunted individuals in South Africa are often from more common and abundant species. meat) to accumulate faster than ecotourism did, though ecotourism-related salaries have grown ten times faster than have those from hunting-related jobs. Potential of trophy hunting to create incentives for wildlife conservation in Africa where alternative wildlife-based land uses may not be viable, Animal Conservation, 9 (3) 283-291. Potential of trophy hunting to create incentives for wildlife conservation in Africa where alternative wildlife-based land uses may not be viable, Animal Conservation, 9 (3) 283-291. SUMMARY Pro-hunting group Safari Club International (SCI) recently published material entitled ‘The Conservation Equation’.