Much of the scientific understanding of the public perception of trophy hunting is based on the views of the Western public, while most existing studies tend to overlook the opinions of African people.
Across the globe the numbers of carnivore species such as leopards, dingoes, and spectacled bears are rapidly declining.
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At night, in the African bush, a zebra carcass dangles from a tree, rigged as bait. Nearby, a hunter waits in a hide, rifle trained, night-vision goggles focused. When the leopard arrives — silent, cautious, regal — it climbs for its meal. A crack splits the night. The cat falls, dead before it hits the ground.
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Updating the hunting regulations that have governed hunting since 1992 is necessary. However, the hunting bill approved by the Senate changes very little and creates only one new player, the farmer-hunter. This is a political and practical error.
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The polarised debate between anti- and pro-trophy hunting advocates is almost invariably incendiary and centred around far-reaching claims and emotional responses, from whether or not recreational hunting benefits specific species to its impact on local economies.
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Somewhere far north in the Auob riverbed in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park of South Africa, a female cheetah wanders out of the dunes.
