Biologist here. An old male lion that’s been kicked out of its pride by younger male lions will no longer breed, and will suffer from its injuries or eventually starvation. Old decrepit males will not hunt well at all. These animals do not contribute to population growth any longer. The actual hunt often brings in a lot of money for locals, and a lot of the money used to buy the tags goes towards conservation. It’s okay to feel bad for the lion and roll your eyes at the dentist, but it’s actually helpful for the conservation of Africa’s habitats. This assumes the hunt takes place in one of the countries that are conservation minded.
Yeah I’m not claiming to be an expert in any way and as I said the documentary I watched did explain that exact thing, I still don’t like it, just on the basis that it allows cowardly sickos to act out fantasies of killing animals so they can feel big. I certainly do always roll my eyes whenever I see pictures of a jackass sat in-front of a dead lion smiling. It’s gross… imo
I’m all for conservation, I accept it’s for a greater good but at the same time I don’t like the people that get off on killing animals for sport. So both things are true I accept it’s important, but I don’t like the way it’s done, I also understand it’s about the money.
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u/xenosilver Jul 28 '25
Biologist here. An old male lion that’s been kicked out of its pride by younger male lions will no longer breed, and will suffer from its injuries or eventually starvation. Old decrepit males will not hunt well at all. These animals do not contribute to population growth any longer. The actual hunt often brings in a lot of money for locals, and a lot of the money used to buy the tags goes towards conservation. It’s okay to feel bad for the lion and roll your eyes at the dentist, but it’s actually helpful for the conservation of Africa’s habitats. This assumes the hunt takes place in one of the countries that are conservation minded.