In the latest episode of our Activists in Action interview series, LFT founder Nina Jackel talks with Eduardo Goncalves, founder of Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting.
Eduardo works tirelessly to expose and stop the killing of elephants, lions, tigers and other animals for “sport” and vanity — and his efforts are making a big difference as the UK is poised to pass the strongest anti-trophy-hunting legislation in the world.
Follow Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting on Twitter and Facebook, or visit their website here.
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Thank you for sharing this interview.
I have followed you on Twitter and will visit your website.
I followed on Twitter and will visit your Website.
It is very important that you should use your platform so that people have accurate and informed information. There are major concerns from highly respected conservationists that banning trophy hunting without implementing viable alternatives to protect the habitat and deliver local benefits will make the situation considerably worse for wildlife and people. I have spent 20 years working in Africa, reducing wildlife killings in an area where wildlife has no economic value at all. The level of killing there, through poisoning and snaring (terrible deaths that your readers would hate even more than trophy hunting) was far, far higher than would have been allowed in a trophy hunting area. If trophy hunting is stopped without alternatives in place (which simply don’t exist for most areas), then rather than reducing wildlife killing (which is what we all want) it is very likely to lead to far more killings in horrible ways. Compassionate conservation needs a considered look at the overall picture, and I think we should be aiming to reduce overall wildlife deaths, considering the welfare of the animals themselves, rather than just focusing on one type that happens to offend us. I think it would be important for listeners to be able to understand that these issues are complex and require long-term solutions, and that simple actions like bans are not a solution in themselves. I would be happy to discuss this more if you are interested.
the time is now to stop this so called sport.. hardly a sport when a rifle is used from far away to kill an innocent and non threading animal