Trophy Hunting Restrictions ‘Illiberal and Harmful to Conservation Efforts’
9 August 2024
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Economic Theory
15 August 2024
IEA research featured in The Mail
Elephant in the Room, a new IEA research paper by African Wildlife Economy Institute Director Dr Francis Vorhies has been featured in The Daily Mail.
The article said:
“Pro-free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), which seeks to promote lower levels of regulation, branded the policy ‘illiberal, harmful to conservation efforts, and detrimental to local communities in source countries’.
“Writing in the Elephant In The Room paper, author and African Wildlife Economy Institute director Francis Vorhies said: ‘Trophy hunting, when properly regulated, can generate revenue for conservation, create economic incentives for habitat protection, support target species and their habitats, and contribute to local livelihoods’.
“Responding, Shylock Muyengwa, of communities charity Resource Africa, said: ‘Colonialism is over – yet British politicians still forget to respect the will of African communities.
“‘We should be viewed as partners in conservation, not as British subjects that are forced to adhere to policies that please the British public who don’t have to live alongside elephants, lions or other dangerous animals’.”
Read the full article here.
Elephant in the Room was also featured in The Daily Telegraph, The i (print), The Herald (print), The Yorkshire Post (print), The Shropshire Star, and AOL.
You can read a full copy of Elephant in the Room: Why a trophy hunting ban would hurt conservation and development.
The article said:
“Pro-free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), which seeks to promote lower levels of regulation, branded the policy ‘illiberal, harmful to conservation efforts, and detrimental to local communities in source countries’.
“Writing in the Elephant In The Room paper, author and African Wildlife Economy Institute director Francis Vorhies said: ‘Trophy hunting, when properly regulated, can generate revenue for conservation, create economic incentives for habitat protection, support target species and their habitats, and contribute to local livelihoods’.
“Responding, Shylock Muyengwa, of communities charity Resource Africa, said: ‘Colonialism is over – yet British politicians still forget to respect the will of African communities.
“‘We should be viewed as partners in conservation, not as British subjects that are forced to adhere to policies that please the British public who don’t have to live alongside elephants, lions or other dangerous animals’.”
Read the full article here.
Elephant in the Room was also featured in The Daily Telegraph, The i (print), The Herald (print), The Yorkshire Post (print), The Shropshire Star, and AOL.
You can read a full copy of Elephant in the Room: Why a trophy hunting ban would hurt conservation and development.
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