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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
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If you would dig a bit deeper you would note that the Namibian permits are issued by CITES, are managed by a cheetah conservation organisation in Namibia and are critical to their conservation.
We both agree that hunting for trophies is disgusting. But in this case there is a strong argument to be made that it is a necessary evil.
http://www.cheetah.org/?nd=tour_ecol...huntingcheetah
The alternative is to withdraw the permits and let the farmers go back to shooting them, or the poachers.
Like it or not these sorta people will always exist so you might as well expoit them for every dime you can get in a controlled environment that benefits the local economy therefore placing a value on the animal.