Trophy hunting - wikipedia Trophy hunting For other uses, see Trophy ( disambiguation ). This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : the article is rife with uncited and ambiguous information, especially sections 1.4 - 6. Please help improve this article if you can. ( January 2017 ) Hunter with a bear 's head and hide strapped to his back on the Kodiak Archipelago Trophy hunting is the selective hunting of wild game for human recreation. The trophy is the animal or part of the animal kept, and usually displayed, to represent the success of the hunt. The primary game sought is usually the oldest and most mature animal from a given population. This is typically a male with the largest body size or largest antlers or horns. Parts of the animal may be kept as a hunting trophy or memorial ( usually the skin, antlers, horns and / or head ), in most circumstances the carcass itself is usually used for food, sometimes donated to the local community. Trophy hunting has both firm supporters and strong opponents. Debates surrounding trophy hunting centrally concern not only the question of the morality of recreational hunting and supposed conservation efforts of big - game and ranch hunting, but also the observed decline in animal species that are targets for trophy hunting. A hunting trophy is an item prepared from the body of a game animal killed by a hunter and kept as a souvenir. Often, the heads or entire bodies are processed by a taxidermist, although sometimes other body parts such as teeth, tusks, horns or hide are used as the trophies. Such trophies are often displayed in the hunter 's home or office, and often in specially designed `` trophy rooms, '' sometimes called `` game rooms '' or `` gun rooms, '' in which the hunter 's weaponry is displayed as well. Contents 1 Types of trophy hunting 1.1 Big game hunting 1.2 Ranch hunting 1.3 African trophy hunting 1.4 North American trophy hunting 2 Legal standing 3 Influence in conservation 3.1 In Africa 3.1. 1 Effects of trophy hunting on animal populations 3.1. 2 Effects on habitat loss 3.1. 3 Financial support of conservation efforts 3.2 In America 4 Economic influence 4.1 Perceived negative effects on a country 's economy 4.2 Perceived economic benefits of trophy hunting 5 Regulations, ban and effects 6 Controversy 6.1 Opposition 6.1. 1 Arguments 6.1. 2 Stances 6.2 Support 6.2. 1 Arguments 6.2. 2 Stances 6.3 Neutrality 6.4 Proposed solutions 6.4. 1 Certificate system 6.4. 1.1 Challenges to the certificate system 7 In the media 7.1 Statistics 8 Trophies 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading Types of trophy hunting Big game hunting Main article : Big - game hunting A big - game hunter is a person engaged in the sport of trophy hunting for large animals or game. Potential big game sought include, but are not limited to, bears, big cats, hippos, elephants, rhinos, buffalos, and moose. Advocates of trophy hunting cite the potential conservation efforts of big - game in trophy hunting practices. Ranch hunting Ranch hunting is a form of big - game hunting where the animals hunted are specifically bred on a ranch for trophy hunting purposes. Many species of game such as the Indian blackbuck, nilgai, axis deer, barasingha, the Iranian red sheep, and variety of other species of deer, sheep, and antelope from Africa, Asia, and the Pacific islands were introduced to ranches in Texas and Florida for the sake of trophy hunting. These animals are typically hunted on a fee for each kill, with hunters paying $4,000 or more to be able to hunt exotic game. As many of these species are endangered or threatened in their native habitat, the United States ' government requires 10 % of the hunting fee to be given to conservation efforts in the areas where these animals are indigenous. Hunting of endangered animals in the United States is normally illegal under the Endangered Species Act, but is permitted on these ranches since the rare animals hunted there are not indigenous to the United States. The Humane Society of the United States has criticized these ranches and their hunters with the reasoning that they are still hunting endangered animals even if the animals were raised specifically to be hunted. African trophy hunting Trophy hunting has been practiced in Africa and is still a practiced in many African countries. According to a study sponsored by International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation ( CIC ) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), the revenue generated by hunting tourism in seven Southern African Development Communities ( SADC ) in 2008 was approximately 190 million USD. In an opinion piece by Jeff Flocken of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, he states that `` despite the wild claims that trophy hunting brings millions of dollars in revenue to local people in otherwise poor communities, there is no proof of this. Even pro-hunting organizations like the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation have reported that only 3 percent of revenue from trophy hunting ever makes it to the communities affected by hunting. The rest goes to national governments or foreign - based outfitters. The money that does come into Africa from hunting pales in comparison to the billions generated from tourists who come just to watch wildlife. If lions and other animals continue to disappear from Africa, this vital source of income -- nonconsumptive tourism -- will end, adversely impacting people all over Africa. '' However, South African Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa, contradicts Flocken 's conclusions by stating that the hunting industry has contributed millions to South Africa 's economy in past years. In the 2010 hunting season, total revenue of approximately R1. 1 billion was generated by the local and trophy hunting industries collectively. `` This amount only reflects the revenue generated through accommodation and species fees. The true revenue is therefore substantially higher, as this amount does not even include revenue generated through the associated industries as a result of the multiplier effect, '' according to Molewa. North American trophy hunting After the attention gained from the death of Cecil the African Lion, activists turned to the North American Wildlife, the mountain lion in particular. The North American Mountain Lion, also called puma, cougar, and panther, is hunted for sport across its expansive habitat. According to the Washington, the only federally protected populations in the country are the Florida Panther and the Eastern cougar, believed to be extinct. Several states -- including Colorado, Utah and Washington -- in recent years have proposed an increase in cougar hunting for various reasons, such as the desire to decrease human and livestock conflicts and / or to increase native deer populations. California is the only state throughout the west that prohibits cougar hunting. The Boone and Crockett Club, North America 's oldest wildlife conservation group used the selective harvest of older males to aid in the recovery of many big game species which were on the brink of extinction at the turn of the 20th century. The organization continues to promote this practice today, and monitors conservation success through its Big Game Records data set. North American trophy hunting should not be confused with canned hunting or vanity hunting which involves the shooting of genetically manipulated and selectively bred animals for the sole purpose of collecting an animal for display. The Boone and Crockett Club disavows this practice and actively campaigns against it. Legal standing This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( January 2017 ) Trophy hunting, by definition, is legal ; however, there are restrictions on the species that can be hunted, when hunting can take place, and the weapons that can be used. Permits and government consent are also required. Specific laws of trophy hunting vary based on the criteria mentioned, and some areas have even banned trophy hunting all together. Specific laws of trophy hunting usually concern endangered animals in an effort to protect them from extinction. Influence in conservation In Africa Trophy hunting has been considered essential for providing economic incentives to conserve large carnivores according to other research studies in Conservation Biology, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use, and Animal Conservation. Tanzania has an estimated 40 per cent of the population of lions. Its wildlife authorities defend their success in keeping such numbers ( as compared to countries like Kenya, where lion numbers have plummeted dramatically ) as linked to the use of trophy hunting as a conservation tool. According to Alexander N. Songorwa, director of wildlife for the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, trophy hunting generated roughly $75 million for Tanzania 's economy from 2008 to 2011. Effects of trophy hunting on animal populations When poorly managed, trophy hunting can cause negative ecological impacts for the target species such as altered age / sex structures, social disruption, deleterious genetic effects, and even population declines in the event of excessive off - takes, as well as threaten the conservation and influence the behavior of non-target species. The conservation role of the industry is also hindered by governments and hunting operators that fail to devolve adequate benefits to local communities, reducing incentives for them to protect wildlife, and by unethical activities, such as shooting from vehicles and canned hunting, conducted by some operators which attract negative press and foster support for hunting bans. According to the Smithsonian Institution and the World Wildlife Fund, wildlife populations have decreased by an alarming rate of 52 % since 1970. This is heavily concentrated on mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles. The decline is attributed to several reasons including over-exploitation, habitat loss, pollution and climate change. Lion Population ( Y axis ) Year ( X axis ) The graph depicts lion population decline from the 1800s. This information was taken from the National Geographic Big Cats Initiative. Effects on habitat loss Surveyed Views of Trophy Hunters Lindsey et al. ( 2006 ) A 2005 paper by Nigel Leader - Williams and colleagues in the Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy asserted that the legalization of white rhinoceros hunting in South Africa motivated private landowners to reintroduce the species onto their lands. As a result, white rhinos increased from fewer than one hundred individuals to more than 11,000. Leader - Williams 's study also showed that trophy hunting in Zimbabwe doubled wildlife areas relative to state protected areas. The implementation of controlled and legalized hunting led to an increase in the area of suitable land available to elephants and other wildlife, which `` reversed the problem of habitat loss and helping to maintain a sustained population increase in Zimbabwe 's already large elephant population. '' A scientific study in the journal, Biological Conservation, states that trophy hunting is of `` major importance to conservation in Africa by creating economic incentives for conservation over vast areas, including areas which may be unsuitable for alternative wildlife - based land uses such as photographic ecotourism. '' Financial incentives from trophy hunting effectively more than double the land area that is used for wildlife conservation, relative to what would be conserved relying on national parks alone, according to the study published in Biological Conservation. According to the American writer and journalist Richard Conniff, if Namibia is home to 1,750 of the roughly 5,000 black rhinos surviving in the wild, it 's because it allows trophy hunting, however without proving that correlation. Namibia 's mountain zebra population has increased from 1,000 in 1982 to 27,000 in 2014. Elephants, which are gunned down elsewhere for their ivory, have gone from 15,000 to 20,000 in 1995. Lions, which were on the brink of extinction `` from Senegal to Kenya '', are increasing in Namibia. Financial support of conservation efforts The International Union for Conservation of Nature recognizes that trophy hunting, when well - managed, can be sustainable and generate significant economic incentives for the conservation of target species and their habitats outside of protected areas. A study published in the journal Animal Conservation and led by Peter Lindsey of Kenya 's Mpala Research Centre concluded that most trophy hunters assure that they are concerned about the conservation, ethical, and social issues that hunting raises. The study interviewed 150 Americans who had hunted in Africa before, or who planned to do so within three years. For example, hunters assure that they were much less willing to hunt in areas where African wild dogs or cheetahs were illegally shot than their hunting operators perceived, and they also showed greater concern for social issues than their operators realized, with a huge willingness to hunt in areas were local people lived and benefited from hunting ( Fig. 1 ). Eighty - six percent of hunters told the researchers they preferred hunting in an area where they knew that a portion of the proceeds went back into local communities. A certification system could therefore allow hunters to select those operators who benefit local people and conduct themselves in a conservation - friendly manner. In America Cougar hunting quotas have had a negative effect on the animals ' population but also, the people in the surrounding communities. According to Robert Wieglus, director of Large Carnivore Conservation Lab at Washington State University, when too many cougars are killed demographic issues can be seen in the cat 's population. The male cougar is extremely territorial and will often seek out females in the territory to both mate and kill any cubs to ensure room for their own offspring. Oftentimes these are young `` teenage '' males who are hormonal and unpredictable. These `` teenage '' lions are mostly responsible for killed livestock and unwanted human interaction. In addition, they often drive females with cubs into hiding or new territory, forcing the females to hunt new prey they did not before. `` Basically the bottom line was this heavy hunting of cougars was actually causing all the problems we were seeing, '' Wielgus said of his work in Washington. Economic influence This section 's representation of one or more viewpoints about a controversial issue may be unbalanced or inaccurate. Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the talk page. ( September 2015 ) Perceived negative effects on a country 's economy Many hunting advocates argue the practice is used as a conservation tool. The thought behind this is to invite wealthy hunters from rich countries, mostly the United States, who are willing to pay up to $100,000 or more USD for a kill. These proceeds would then go to communities for a financial boost and also towards conservation efforts. However, recent studies show that the poor villagers in these communities rarely receive a livable portion. This is in part of corrupt governments, few number of employees, and lack of regulation. Oftentimes, these politicians are driven more by profits than conservation. A study conducted by CNN indicates that roughly 25 cents per acre are returned to the local communities from trophy hunting. National Geographic reports on the issue, citing an IUCN report finding `` the sport hunting industry does not provide significant benefits to the communities where it occurs. Across Africa, there are only about 15,000 hunting - related jobs -- a tiny number, especially considering that the six main game - hunting countries alone have a population of nearly 150 million. '' According to National Geographic, government statistics from 2014 estimated the contributions of trophy hunting to exceed 70 million USD. However, the trickling of this profit to the individuals in the community is significantly low due to `` the vast majority of this income is returned to operators and spin - off beneficiaries such as airlines, hotels, tourism facilities, but there is a trickle - down effect. '' Using Namibia as an example, there has been an 800 per cent increase of trophy hunting profits from 2000 to 2006, from $165,000 in 2000 to $1,330,000 in 2006. In this particular country, these profits provide $75 a month to one in every seven Namibians. Perceived economic benefits of trophy hunting According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, trophy hunting `` provides an economic incentive '' for ranchers to continue to breed those species, and that hunting `` reduces the threat of the species ' extinction ''. Moose head and deer antlers mounted as hunting trophies According to Dr G.C. Dry, former President of Wildlife Ranching South Africa, wildlife ranches have contributed greatly to the South African economy. In his paper `` COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE RANCHING 'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEN ECONOMY '', he states that `` commercial wildlife ranching is about appropriate land - use and rural development ; it is less about animals per se, not a white affluent issue, not a conservation at - all - cost issue, but about economic sustainability ''. Dr Dry 's paper concludes that `` It is a land - use option that is ecologically appropriate, economically sustainable, politically sensitive, and finally, socially just '', however no references or sources are provided for the data used. The International Union for Conservation of Nature reports in `` The baby and the bathwater : trophy hunting, conservation and rural livelihoods '', that trophy hunting, when well - managed, can be sustainable and generate significant economic incentives for the conservation of target species, but that there are valid concerns about the legality, sustainability and ethics of some hunting practices. The paper concludes that `` in some contexts, there may be valid and feasible alternatives to trophy hunting that can deliver the above - mentioned benefits, but identifying, funding and implementing these requires genuine consultation and engagement with affected governments, the private sector and communities. Regulations, ban and effects The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service imposed a ban on imports. This ban is limited to elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Tanzania for 2014 -- 2015 and likely going to extend and expand. Botswana banned trophy hunting in 2014, and now villagers claim they get no income from trophy hunters, suffer from damaged crop fields caused by elephants and buffaloes, and lions killing their livestock. Some conservationists claim trophy hunting is more effective for wildlife management than a complete hunting ban. In the wake of the killing of Cecil the lion, Emirates Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines have all banned the transportation of hunting trophies on flights. On the contrary, Kenya, which banned trophy hunting in 1977, has seen a 70 percent decline of wild animals according to Laurence Frank, a zoology researcher at the University of California at Berkeley and director of the conservation group Living with Lions. Because the government has no incentive to protect wild animals, effective enforcement on protecting animals has been a disaster according to Frank. According to a 2012 article by P. Lindsey and G. Balme, if lion hunting was effectively precluded, trophy hunting could potentially become financially unviable across at least 59,538 km that could result in a concomitant loss of habitat. However, the loss of lion hunting could have other potentially broader negative impacts including reduction of competitiveness of wildlife - based land uses relative to ecologically unfavorable alternatives. Restrictions on lion hunting may also reduce tolerance for the species among communities where local people benefit from trophy hunting, and may reduce funds available for anti-poaching. Controversy Opposition Arguments Opponents voice strong opinions against trophy hunting based on the belief that it is immoral and lacks financial contribution to the communities affected by trophy hunting and to conservation efforts. Opponents also cite the genetic health and social behaviors of species because hunters often kill the largest male. This crumbles the social make up, if applicable, which can then disrupt both the immediate safety of the other animals and the reproductive health of the species in the long - run. This indicates the animals that are left to reproduce are not the strongest or healthiest to pass on genetic codes to future offspring. Cited from The League Against Cruel Sports `` A November 2004 study by the University of Port Elizabeth estimated that eco-tourism on private game reserves generated more than 15 times the income of livestock or game rearing or overseas hunting. ( 1 ) Eco-tourism lodges in Eastern Cape Province produce almost 2000 rand ( £ 180 ) per hectare. Researchers also noted that more jobs were created and staff received `` extensive skills training ''. The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources in 2016 concluded that trophy hunting may be contributing to the extinction of certain animals. Stances Many of the 189 countries signatory to the 1992 Rio Accord have developed biodiversity action plans that discourage the hunting of protected species. Trophy hunting is also opposed by the group In Defense of Animals ( IDA ) on the basis that trophy hunters are not aimed at conservation, they are instead aimed at glory in hunting and killing the biggest and rarest animals. They contend that the trophy hunters are not interested in even saving endangered animals, and are more than willing to pay the very high prices for permits to kill members of an endangered species. PETA is also opposed to trophy hunting on the basis that it is unnecessary and cruel. The opposition from PETA is on the basis of the moral justification of hunting for sport. The pain that the animals suffer is not justified by the enjoyment that the hunters receive. The League Against Cruel Sports also opposes trophy hunting for the reason that even if the animal that is being hunted for a trophy is not endangered, it is still unjustified to kill them. They respond to claims of economic benefits as false justifications for the continuance of the inhumane sport. Support Arguments Proponents of trophy hunting claim many hunting fees go toward conservation, such as portions of hunting license fees, hunting tags and ammunition taxes. In addition, private groups, such as the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which contributed more than $400,000 in 2005, and smaller private groups also contribute significant funds ; for example, the Grand Slam Club Ovis has raised more than $6.3 million to date for the conservation of sheep. Stances Organizations that support trophy hunting as a tool for conservation include Boone and Crockett Club, The National Wildlife Federation, The Wilderness Society, The Izzaak Walton League of America, North American Wildlife Foundation, Outdoor Writers Association of America, Ducks Unlimited, World Wildlife Fund, The American Forestry Association, Wildlife Legislative Fund of America, Wildlife Management Institute, The Wildlife Society, and IUCN. The President of Panthera, a conservation group for big cats and their ecosystems, argues that trophy hunting gives African governments economic incentives to leave safari blocks as wilderness, and that hunting remains the most effective tool to protect wilderness in many parts of Africa. Neutrality Organizations that are neutral and do not oppose trophy hunting include The National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife, The Sierra Club,. Proposed solutions Certificate system One proposed solution to these problems is the development of a certification system, whereby hunting operators are rated on three criteria : Their commitment to conservation, e.g. by adhering to quotas and contributing to anti-poaching efforts. How much they benefit and involve local people. Whether they comply with agreed ethical standards. Challenges to the certificate system Introducing a certification system however remains challenging because it requires co-operation between hunting operators, conservationists and governments. It also requires difficult questions to be answered, including ; what constitutes ethical hunting ? Who constitutes local communities and what represents adequate benefits for them ? Some researchers also continue to express concern that allowing trophy hunts for endangered animals might send the wrong message to influential people around the world, perhaps with adverse consequences for conservation. For example, it has been suggested that people will contribute less money to conservation organizations because allowing hunting of a species could suggest that it does not need saving. In the media Further information : Killing of Cecil the lion The controversy surrounding trophy hunting was further ignited when an American dentist Walter Palmer gained internet infamy when a picture of him and the dead lion Cecil went viral. Palmer is an experienced and avid big - game hunter and reportedly paid over 50,000 US dollars to hunt and kill the lion. Cecil the lion was one of the most known and studied lions in Zimbabwe. The lion was lured from the park and, after being injured by an arrow and stalked for 40 hours, Cecil was finally killed. Palmer was reportedly attracted to Cecil 's rare black mane. Had Cecil been in the park, it would have been illegal to kill him. The actions the dentist and his hired hunter took in luring out of the park were not endorsed by trophy hunting officials in Zimbabwe. While Zimbabwe courts initially ruled his killing to be illegal, charges were ultimately dropped against the hunter Palmer hired. Thousands of people went on social media sites including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to express condemnation for killing of the lion. Responses including Facebook pages, such as `` Shame Lion Killer Walter Palmer and River Bluff Dental, '' which has over 30,000 likes help to keep the issue of trophy hunting current. The media outrage has brought the issue of trophy hunting to a much broader audience than before. Statistics Trophy hunters imported over 1.26 million trophies into the United States of America in the 10 years from 2005 to 2014. Canada was the leading source of imported trophies. From 2005 to 2014 the top ten trophy species imported into the United States were : Snow goose 111,366 Mallard duck 104,067 Canada goose 70,585 American black bear 69,072 Impala 58,423 Common wildebeest 52,473 Greater kudu 50,759 Gemsbok 40,664 Springbok 34,023 Bontebok 32,771 From 2005 to 2014 the ' Big Five ' trophy species imported into the United States, totaling about 32,500 lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalo, and leopards combined, from Africa were : African Lion African Elephant African Leopard Southern White Rhino African Buffalo Mexico has a hunting industry valued at approximately $200 million with about 4,000 hunting ranches. Trophies See also Big Five game Deer hunting Elephant gun Fox hunting Green hunting The Most Dangerous Game, a classic story famous in the mid twentieth century that was inspired by and explores the philosophy of hunting for sheer pleasure. 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Question: what do trophy hunters do with the meat
Answer: used for food