Can legalised-hunting help conservation?

[Charan Singh]

After reading @Matias , one thinks that trophy hunting can be beneficial if done in certain way but mostly it isn't.
Also there are so many cases where the data is manipulated to incline the views of readers in one direction (not referring to @Matias post).

I won't go in depth but would summarize my view:-

1. If there are successful cases of conservation via trophy hunting, then there cases without it.


2. Conditions like "If well done" are 90% times cover ups and one wrong kill can change the demographics of the particular species or park, like killing of pride lions having baby cubs or killing of leader lady Elly. Unfortunately, it is well known fact that trophy hunters target prime/alpha/leader animals only, like alpha bull buffalo or lions in their peak.

3. It beats me to think that we can't come up with alternatives to generate money for conservation. 
Movies can be made and shown all over the world in different languages, movies like African cats 2011 & The last lions 2011 - money generated should be used for conservation. They not only help in generating revenue but influence the coming generations for conservational programs (kids love these kinds of films and often schools promote these).
Another move that can be beneficial is commercialization of the parks, like giving bid to the private that fulfills the employees payments at parks, minimum conservation requirements and is provided with the guidelines, in this particular scenario I'm concerned about the local people - in and around the parks. 

4. If at any cost trophy hunting is to be allowed, let be as mentioned by @Matias,  check with scientists and authorities numbers possible without disturbing the balance of park, animal selected should be taken out of the park, in an enclosure so that others aren't harmed (don't see the hunt) and hunt is made publicly known. This hunting should be awarded to maximum paying bidders, generating maximum revenue. (I'm totally against it, as @Pckts said never, never can it be a solution).



@sanjay you have rightly pointed out that many people talk about conservation or what to join conservational programs but never do. One of the main reasons is that they don't have clear roadmap, low pay scale is a big factor but people need to have right roadmaps. As for the fund collection, again most don't know where to donate and even if they do donate, they aren't sure if it's going to used for actual conservation. May be forest or park authorities should make it public - how much donation is received and it's source, and how & where it is used. Reply