byMerrill Sappon 16 March 2022

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/can-we-plan-for-a-future-without-trophy-hunting-commentary/?fbclid=IwAR0NCIOUT49ENjTnsIRZs0bWU5hzbaPOiDnvXMVl4lDbxn64N6ChlBk87Mw

• Proposed legislation in Britain to ban the import of hunting trophies like horns, antlers, and tusks enjoys popular support.
• But in Africa, rural communities often rely on revenue from trophy hunting to support development and conservation projects.
• In response to a recent Mongabay commentary, “UK trophy hunting import ban not supported by rural Africans,” writer Merrill Sapp argues that it’s possible to have both development and healthy elephant populations, without hunting.
• This article is a commentary. The views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily of Mongabay.

In December, the British government announced aplan to banthe import of hunting trophies into the UK. The proposal has popular support, but there is a vocal contingent that claims the ban will do more harm than good for both people and animals. Though the ban would be for all trophy hunted items…