{"id":130971,"date":"2020-07-06T13:40:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=130971"},"modified":"2024-08-03T20:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T01:46:47","slug":"hunt365-trophy-hunting-ban-exacerbate-biodiversity-loss-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-trophy-hunting-ban-exacerbate-biodiversity-loss-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Trophy Hunting Ban Would Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" title=\"Study: Trophy Hunting Ban Would Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss in South Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lions.jpg\" alt=\"Study: Trophy Hunting Ban Would Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss in South Africa\" class=\"wp-image-130973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lions.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lions-400x240.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lions-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lions-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>(<em>Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new study published last month found that a trophy hunting ban in South Africa could significantly exacerbate biodiversity loss in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers from Rhodes University in South Africa conducted\ninterviews with landowners currently operating trophy hunting businesses. A majority\n(91%) of landowners reported that the economic viability of their private land\nand the biodiversity on it would be lost following a hunting ban. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdvocacy groups promoting and pressuring policymakers to end all trophy hunting (as well as use and trade of wildlife) need to consider the potential ramifications of such bans. If an end to trophy hunting is the ultimate goal because of its moral unacceptability, the impact on conservation and community livelihoods that depend on hunting needs to be accounted for,\u201d researchers <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/covid-19-africas-conservation-and-trophy-hunting-dilemma-140029\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-trophy-hunting-ban-exacerbate-biodiversity-loss-south-africa\" title=\"Study: Trophy Hunting Ban Would Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss in South Africa\" target=\"_blank\">say<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf conservation is indeed an important goal of those\ncalling for an end to trophy hunting, alternative revenue streams and\ntransition plans need to be developed for landholders and communities where\nhunting is a key source of income. This will sustain both conservation land use\nand livelihoods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study points out that formal privately protected areas and wildlife ranches cover 14%-17% of the country\u2019s land area \u2013 double that of the state-owned protected areas. But two-thirds of the private landowners researchers interviewed said they wouldn\u2019t be able to transition their trophy hunting businesses to another tourism-based venture like eco-tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/hunt365-namibian-government-campaign-trophy-hunting-bans\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-trophy-hunting-ban-exacerbate-biodiversity-loss-south-africa\" title=\"Study: Trophy Hunting Ban Would Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss in South Africa\">Namibian Government Launches Campaign to Combat Trophy Hunting Bans<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of those landowners, half said they would transition back to\nlivestock farming, retrench some staff and remove wildlife from their\nproperties. The other half felt that they would have no viable alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes could lead to a significant reduction in\nbiodiversity in the country because landowners who run wildlife ranches play a\nhuge role in species conservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics of trophy hunting claim that hunting operations could simply transition to photographic tourism. But a study&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0006320706003831\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-trophy-hunting-ban-exacerbate-biodiversity-loss-south-africa\" title=\"Study: Trophy Hunting Ban Would Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss in South Africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">done in Zimbabwe 12 years ago<\/a>&nbsp;showed that trophy hunting was more resilient than photographic tourism because hunters are more willing to travel under riskier circumstances than photographic tourists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the study from Rhodes University, these results\nshow that hunters will be much more likely to revive the tourism economies\ndecimated by the COVID-19 crisis. Hunters will be willing to travel sooner than\nother types of tourists, despite the risks from the virus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other African countries agree on the importance of the trophy hunting industry. In March of this year, the Namibian government <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/hunt365-namibian-government-campaign-trophy-hunting-bans\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-trophy-hunting-ban-exacerbate-biodiversity-loss-south-africa\" title=\"Study: Trophy Hunting Ban Would Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss in South Africa\" target=\"_blank\">launched a campaign<\/a> to combat activists pushing for a trophy hunting ban in the country. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study published last month found that a trophy hunting ban in South Africa could significantly exacerbate biodiversity loss in the country. 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