22 March, 2017
Money Makes Up For Endangerment?
Rhino hunting. Obviously it shouldn’t be legal because rhinos are endangered, right? Not according to the Dallas Safari Club (DSC). This past weekend, the club auctioned off a permit to shoot a black rhino in Namibia, which are highly endangered. The permit was sold to Corey Knowlton for a whopping $350,000! And that’s not even the worst part. The club says that they will be donating the proceeds to the conservation of the elusive black rhino. The DSC also claims that the hunt will “help the wildlife officials manage the endangered animals and bring in much needed funds for conservation efforts”. In my opinion, “managing” the already low numbers of an endangered animal means just killing them off. Furthermore, it seems very hypocritical of them to kill an animal and compensate by donating to the charity that saves them. It’s not like the rhino that they killed will come back after that large sum of money is given to the organization. Why do you think that the DSC even auctioned off the permit in the first place
Here is the link to the website I used in this writing.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. Rhinos are endangered and should not be hunted. It does not make any sense that the DSC is using the same money that they used to kill them with to donate to a charity to save them. Knowing that leaves me confused on why the DSC auctioned the permit off in the first place. Also why do they want to bring the carcass back to America? According to the article killing them reduced male fighting, shorter calving intervals, and reduced juvenile mortality but their has to be a better way than killing them. The good thing is that they only auction of five kill permits per year. I hope others see this and help raise awareness. These majestic creatures deserve to live.
ReplyDeleteWow. That is awful! I can not believe that there are safari clubs that are selling permits to kill an endangered animal. I did not know that was happening, and it really surprised me. Did the person who payed a lot of money for that permit successfully hunt a black rhino? Also, how long does the permit last?
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