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Where Wildlife Management Favors Hunters Ecosystems Collapse

Jan 20, 2015 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Canned hunting, conservation, Nikela Blog, wildlife conservation Tagged: CASH, Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting, Peter Muller, sport hunting, trophy hunting, wildlife management

Trophy hunters like to believe they help wildlife management, the facts say otherwise. It’s really all about money! Sadly nowadays the edict is that wildlife has to somehow pay for its collective existence by sacrificing some of its species to trophy hunting. Recently Zambia reintroduced trophy hunting; some would say they never really had a ban on it. Either way, it appears that the huge US trophy hunting lobby has much to do with the hunting regulations in Africa. After all, 90% of the animals killed for trophies are shot by hunters from the USA. With elephants, lion, rhino and…

Trophy Hunters Become Donors to Preserve African Wildlife

Jun 18, 2014 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: conservation, elephant, leopard, lion, Nikela Blog, rhino, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: Bradley Bergh, DEA, donors, givers, sport hunting, takers, trophy hunters, trophy hunting, what if, WWF

What if sport and trophy hunters spent their money on live instead of dead animals? I was inspired by Bradley’s Open Letter to WWF and the huge response from our readers. People who care about wildlife donate to organizations involved in conservation no strings attached. Hunters ‘give to’ wildlife conservation in exchange for a dead animal. What if we could change that, what if we could make givers out of takers? You might be saying, “That will never happen!” Hang with me for a bit as we look at some of the facts and then turn just one thing on…

Open Letter to the World Wildlife Fund about Sport Hunting

Jun 4, 2014 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Canned hunting, conservation, elephant, endangered, lion, rhino, wildlife conservation Tagged: Bradley Bergh, elephant, giraffe, hunting, lion, rhino, sport hunting, trophy hunting, videos, World Wildlife Fund, WWF

A former WWF fan Bradley Bergh tries to understand the merits of trophy hunting as wildlife conservation. Part of Nikela’s mission is to share information that we deem important. What follows is the open letter of a concerned South African citizen. The author is solely responsible for the accuracy of its content. Dear World Wildlife Fund (WWF), It has just come to my attention that your organisation supports “sport” hunting as a viable means of wildlife conservation. I recently read one of your quotes: “WWF would not openly be supporting the sustainable use of wildlife for the hunting industry as…