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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
Mmmm lion burgers. The whole hunting as a means of conservation in Africa is a myth. It's full of corruption, very little money gets to the local populations and targets are often the biggest, best trophies which creates further stress on animal populations already on the brink. This lion may have been an old specimen ready to be torn apart by hyenas but it could just as easily have been a super productive male in its prime.
https://conservationaction.co.za/res...ries-analysis/
Hunters/trappers love thinking they're biologists saving their beloved pray from extinction. That's almost never true. The African lion population has fallen by 2/3's since lion hunting became legal in the early 90's. Shooting them for fun isn't the whole problem, but it's certainly not part of the solution.
Also, this is one of three lions they shot on the same trip. It's highly likely they were engaged in a canned hunt...
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Hunters and trappers who make up the majority of the rocky mountain elk foundation are responsible for not only restoring elk populations in the US, they are in places they weren't before and a healthy population same goes for turkeys and other animal.
As for lion burgers they may be great if they are anything like mountain lion. There are plenty of guides that ensure the meat and resources go back to the locals, thats on the person seeking out the guide to make sure of. As for the drop in numbers, poaching as with most animals in Africa is the main cause, tags for animals hunted are given out of the government.