Potential of trophy hunting to create incentives for wildlife conservation in Africa where alternative wildlife-based land uses may not be viable

There is a lack of consensus among conservationists as to whether trophy hunting represents a legitimate conservation tool in Africa. Hunting advocates stress that trophy hunting can create incentives for conservation where ecotourism is not possible. We assessed the hunting preferences of hunting c...

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Vydané v:	Animal conservation Ročník 9; číslo 3; s. 283 - 291
Hlavní autori:	Lindsey, P.A, Alexander, R, Frank, L.G, Mathieson, A, Romañach, S.S
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Predmet:	Acinonyx jubatus Africa African wild dogs attitudes and opinions cheetah community conservation ecotourism game ranching hunters income land use livestock sport hunting United States wildlife wildlife management United States Africa
ISSN:	1367-9430, 1469-1795
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Shrnutí:	There is a lack of consensus among conservationists as to whether trophy hunting represents a legitimate conservation tool in Africa. Hunting advocates stress that trophy hunting can create incentives for conservation where ecotourism is not possible. We assessed the hunting preferences of hunting clients who have hunted or plan to hunt in Africa (n=150), and the perception among African hunting operators (n=127) of client preferences at two US hunting conventions to determine whether this assertion is justified. Clients are most interested in hunting in well-known East and southern African hunting destinations, but some trophy species attract hunters to remote and unstable countries that might not otherwise derive revenues from hunting. Clients are willing to hunt in areas lacking high densities of wildlife or attractive scenery, and where people and livestock occur, stressing the potential for trophy hunting to generate revenues where ecotourism may not be viable. Hunting clients are more averse to hunting under conditions whereby conservation objectives are compromised than operators realize, suggesting that client preferences could potentially drive positive change in the hunting industry, to the benefit of conservation. However, the preferences and attitudes of some clients likely form the basis of some of the problems currently associated with the hunting industry in Africa, stressing the need for an effective regulatory framework.
Bibliografia:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00034.x ArticleID:ACV34 istex:0678951CE2F77CF5D77254974F9D65718AD83044 ark:/67375/WNG-S19GMPZ2-K ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1367-9430 1469-1795
DOI:	10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00034.x