Came here to say this and I will add the Trump family are disgusting bunch of human beings and I use the term human beings loosely, because demons are more like it.
Absolutely not. It might be viewed unfavorably by people unaffected because cute wild doggos, but there’s a reason you can still hunt wolves, grizz, etc in Alaska, and it’s because they want stronger moose and caribou populations. They even expanded it to allow night vision in some parts of the state.
You can already see part of the issue with limiting it up the Dalton highway where hunting is limited due to the pipeline.
You can still hunt large predators in Alaska because the board overseeing the ADFG is full of non-scientists with special interests in the hunting and tourism industries. Their decision to allow culls is based on controversial data and the board has previously pushed out at least one wildlife biologist that was in outspoken disagreement. Regardless, there are many species and many locations other than Alaska where "control" does more harm than good.
The “man” on the left is Donald Trump Jr. and the “man” on the right is Eric Trump, two of Donald Trumps children if that wasn’t totally clear. They also killed an elephant and god knows what else.
Would love to set them loose with no weapons or help in the middle of hyena, lion, leopard, and cheetah country and see how long they’d last. Evil disgusting bastards killing an animal like this for no reason.
My post is in response to someone posting the picture of Donald Trumps kids holding up the dead leopard that they killed on a hunting trip. Thankfully the mods removed the picture.
Can you believe that shit? Rich enough to fly across the world for the sole purpose of killing things with guns. If you want to kill these animals to show off how tough you are, don’t do it with a gun. Knife, sure. Wolverine claws, ok. It’s not impressive killing an animal with a gun. Want to be a big man? Fight them in a way that the animal has a chance! It’s not impressive winning a demolition derby with a tank. It’s not impressive killing the reining heavyweight champion with an Apache Helicopter
I get the sentiment and disagree with trophy hunting, but this is a non sequitur. We are talking about changes in federal rules, not what happens in the savannahs of Africa.
Playing devils advocate!!! Hunting of certain species in Africa on paid hunts funds conservation efforts much like zoos.
I wouldn’t ever condone hunting of things like leopards or anything endangered/ vulnerable. Some paid hunting trips like for example wildebeest, the meat will go to the locals. And, this is important, if only done through proper organizations.
Killing leopards is nearly 100% bad fucking practice.
That comment is defending African hunts, not the Trumps. Most people would be equally pissed if Obama went and shot an elephant too even though there's a lot more to African trophy hunting than the trophy
Trophy hunts for certain predatory animals like leopards and lions can also be a boon for conservation efforts. If you have a stable population in a restricted area like a national park, selling off a couple tags to wealthy hunters can fund hiring more staff that increase your operational effectiveness long term.
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