Fernando SaizFernando SaizFernando SaizFernando Saiz
  • Hunting/Shooting
    • Big Game
    • Partridges
  • Exclusive Services
    • Exclusive services
    • Gear & Info
    • Gun Paperwork
  • Lodging & Touring
    • Pinos Altos
    • Other locations
    • Non-Hunting Activities
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • About us
    • Contact

Prince William and Trophy hunting Q&A: How can killing animals help protect them?

    Home Big Game Prince William and Trophy hunting Q&A: How can killing animals help protect them?

    Prince William and Trophy hunting Q&A: How can killing animals help protect them?

    By caza_admin | Big Game, Fernando Saiz Spain, Others, Partridges | Comments are Closed | 7 June, 2016 | 0

    The duke faced a backlash for describing the practice as ‘a justifiable means of conserving species under serious threat’

    Last week, in an ITV interview intended to promote new measures to halt the illegal trafficking of wildlife goods, Prince William surprised many by coming out in defence of trophy hunting.

    The duke was criticised for describing the practice as “a justifiable means of conserving species that are under serious threat” – but is it really such an unreasonable view?


    What exactly is trophy hunting? 

    A legal form of wildlife hunting in which “sportsmen” pay large sums of money for the right to kill animals and take home a trophy. If you’re willing to pay, and provided you abide by strict permit conditions and quotas, pretty much all African and spanish animals can be legally hunted in such a way. Including Spanish Ibex.


    Prince William says trophy hunting is justified in some circumstances

    How can killing animals help protect them? 

    Though counterintuitive, the view that legal trophy hunting has a role to play in the conservation of wildlife has many adherents. As long as people are willing to pay big money to kill animals, the thinking goes, the private sector has a strong motivation to make sure at least some of them remain alive. And as hunters are willing to travel to challenging and remote places, the industry provides conservation incentives and revenue streams to communities well beyond the tourism trail.


    How can we be sure money from legal hunts goes into conservation? 

    This is what the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) stipulates and it’s unquestionable that money from trophy hunting has made a positive impact in many areas. However, detractors warn that by-products of legal trophy hunting – animal bone, skins, teeth etc – often enter the black market, which in turn fuels demand for illegal poaching. Some have argued that, because of corruption, only about 5 per cent of trophy fees go back into conservation.


    Is there an example of where trophy hunting has made a positive impact on conservation efforts? 

    Many who share William’s perspective point to Namibia, where money from trophy hunting funds community-based conservances that otherwise lack tourism potential. These conservances, which cover almost 20 per cent of Namibia, have been instrumental in the country’s stunning conservation successes. Limited black rhino hunting in both Namibia and South Africa started in 2004; since then, numbers have increased by more than half, though this can’t all be put down to hunting. As many as five black rhinos can be hunted legally in Namibia a year, with the money going into a trust fund that supports conservation.


    And what about moral objections? 

    Some would argue that the killing of “charismatic” animals such as lions, elephants and rhinos – or any animals – for pleasure is wrong. This was the basis of much of the anger directed toward Walter Palmer, the dentist who killed Cecil the lion last summer.


    So was the killing of Cecil the lion legal?

    Palmer claimed to have the right permits and reportedly paid $55,000 to kill Cecil. However, the killing of Cecil was initially declared illegal because the lion was lured outside of the Hwange National Park before he was killed. It was also collared, and the subject of a long-term research project by scientists at the University of Oxford. Months later, however, the Zimbabwean authorities reversed their position and announced the slaying was, in fact, legal, as “all the papers were in order.”


    Why has Prince William been so heavily criticised? 

    This is less about what was said than who said it. As a lover of blood sports, William can hardly be considered an impartial judge. The timing and context of the comments – he made them in an interview promoting new anti-poaching measures – also raised eyebrows. Some were reminded of a 2014 slip-up in which he launched a wildlife appeal days after hunting boar in Spain. A rich white man defending the right of other rich white men to kill wild animals in the developing world was always going to be a hard sell, however reasonable the argument.

    conservation, hunting, hunting in spain, prince william

    Related Posts

    • Cantabrian Chamois

      By caza_admin | Comments are Closed

      Chamois on the snow   Along the Cantabrian Sea we are hunting on the mountains that cover several of the Spanish states, like Castilla y Leon. On these mountains we can find the smallest speciesRead more

    • Red Legged Partridge Guns

      By caza_admin | Comments are Closed

      During our driven red legged partridge hunts we come across all kinds of shotguns, and on various styles. Side by side, over and under, semi auto… Many times the guns are real pieces of artRead more

    • Free Range Roar!!

      By caza_admin | Comments are Closed

      The Spanish red deer come to their best time in September, when with the help of a little bit of rain, the begin to roar in search of becoming the owner of the hill. TheRead more

    • Tremendous Wild Boar

      By caza_admin | Comments are Closed

      Early season, the Spanish Red Deer are roaring and herding the females, stalking and hunting from blinds is the way to go. Its a little too hot for the Spanish Ibex, even for the BeceiteRead more

    • Sunshine in the Pyrenees

      By caza_admin | Comments are Closed

      Hunting the elusive Pyrenean Chamois its a great adventure, and if you can enjoy it during the months of good weather in Spain, its even better. Sunshine on the snow packs, blue skies, great companyRead more

    Search

    Recent Posts

    • Video of Gredos Ibex Hunt
    • Red Legged Partridge Guns
    • Double Red Stag
    • Free Range Roar!!
    • Cantabrian Chamois

    Archives

    • November 2016
    • October 2016
    • September 2016
    • July 2016
    • June 2016
    • December 2015

    Categories

    • Big Game
    • Fernando Saiz Spain
    • gredos
    • Others
    • Partridges
    • roe deer
    Fernando Saiz

    Cookies Policy

    WHO WE ARE

    Fernando Saiz Spain, where tradition and excellence is present in every detail, is one of the oldest professional hunting organizations in Spain, established 1975.

    Fernando Saiz Fernando Saiz

    Contact Info

    info@fernandosaizspain.com

    +34 916 505 169

    +34 609 880 743 / +34 629 017 589
    • Hunting/Shooting
      • Big Game
      • Partridges
    • Exclusive Services
      • Exclusive services
      • Gear & Info
      • Gun Paperwork
    • Lodging & Touring
      • Pinos Altos
      • Other locations
      • Non-Hunting Activities
    • Blog
    • Contact
      • About us
      • Contact
    Fernando Saiz
    Gestionar consentimiento
    Para ofrecer las mejores experiencias, utilizamos tecnologías como las cookies para almacenar y/o acceder a la información del dispositivo. El consentimiento de estas tecnologías nos permitirá procesar datos como el comportamiento de navegación o las identificaciones únicas en este sitio. No consentir o retirar el consentimiento, puede afectar negativamente a ciertas características y funciones.
    Funcional Always active
    El almacenamiento o acceso técnico es estrictamente necesario para el propósito legítimo de permitir el uso de un servicio específico explícitamente solicitado por el abonado o usuario, o con el único propósito de llevar a cabo la transmisión de una comunicación a través de una red de comunicaciones electrónicas.
    Preferencias
    El almacenamiento o acceso técnico es necesario para la finalidad legítima de almacenar preferencias no solicitadas por el abonado o usuario.
    Estadísticas
    El almacenamiento o acceso técnico que es utilizado exclusivamente con fines estadísticos. El almacenamiento o acceso técnico que se utiliza exclusivamente con fines estadísticos anónimos. Sin un requerimiento, el cumplimiento voluntario por parte de tu proveedor de servicios de Internet, o los registros adicionales de un tercero, la información almacenada o recuperada sólo para este propósito no se puede utilizar para identificarte.
    Marketing
    El almacenamiento o acceso técnico es necesario para crear perfiles de usuario para enviar publicidad, o para rastrear al usuario en una web o en varias web con fines de marketing similares.
    Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
    Ver preferencias
    {title} {title} {title}