Name: Why hunting animals could be good for conservation | The Economist
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Way back in those tall trees I saw giraffes

My goal is one shot and have the animal not take a step

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I'm trying to make a humane kill, as quick as possible

The realities of hunting is you kill something

But personally I would much rather live free out here…

…in the Kalahari and then die by a single gunshot wound

I know we're close when Johnny tells me, load up

It's one of the most emotive and controversial sports in the world

I have maybe five seconds to make the shot

…but people like Dan are actually helping…

…to conserve some of Africa's most iconic and endangered wildlife

Images like these create intense debate…

Worldwide outrage tonight, over the death of “Cecil the lion”

Why are you shooting a lion in the first place?

Yet campaigns and outrage on social media…

It's also driven by people that have more resources than us

…and sit underneath a tree with these communities…

…and understand where they are coming from

I can't understand what would motivate someone…

…to go and want to kill a lion for fun or any other animal for fun

There is a narrative that says these animals are threatened…

…and rich Americans generally are going out to shoot them

But the realities are much more complicated than that

Much media attention focuses on trophy hunting in Africa…

…but it actually takes place in countries all over the world

And in many as part of a diverse wildlife-conservation strategy

Americans do import the most mammal trophies…

But trophy hunting is not driving any species to extinction

Conservation in general is very underfunded in Africa…

…when it comes to environment and conservation issues…

…of each of the African countries' agendas

And hunters can bring in valuable revenue…

…and protect against threats such as poaching

Trophy fees can average $600 for an impala…

…with the hunts themselves often costing more

The whole hunting experience is very challenging…

…and I like that, I live for challenges

The challenge of trying to find the animal…

…the challenge of getting close enough to make an ethical shot…

…and then the final thing is when you pull the trigger…

…getting the bullet placement correct…

Growing up in Texas I've always hunted…

…but I've never hunted trophies until I came to Namibia

Namibia, where trophy hunting has been legal since the 1960s…

…than at any point in at least the past 100 years

Although exact numbers are subject to debate…

In just over a century, elephant numbers have plummeted

Over 90% of black rhinos were lost between 1970-94…

And it's estimated that lions, which are notoriously hard to count…

…have been reduced by over 30% in just over a decade

But trophy hunting is not the major threat…

…facing any of these species in Africa today

The biggest threat to survival of wildlife in Africa…

…is the loss of habitat as human populations grow

Farming and urban development have taken up large swathes…

…of land previously occupied by wildlife

Only 8% of their historical range remains

And  they have reportedly vanished from 15 African countries

And this is where trophy hunting can actually help

Trophy hunting enables governments and other landowners…

…to maintain land under a wildlife-based use…

…and therefore reduces those threats of human encroachment…

…poaching and other very significant threats

When Marina Lamprecht bought this plot of land in Namibia…

…where Dan is hunting, it was a cattle ranch

In an area like this which was previously a cattle farm…

…wildlife had very little value above that of its meat

We now have a very large piece of dedicated wildlife area…

…and we fund it through very selective…

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