{"id":207842,"date":"2024-02-24T13:23:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T13:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/24\/does-trophy-hunting-actually-help-animal-conservation\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:21:38","slug":"does-trophy-hunting-actually-help-animal-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/24\/does-trophy-hunting-actually-help-animal-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Does trophy hunting actually help animal conservation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life.\u00a0Sign up to receive it for free<\/a>\u00a0in your inbox every month.<\/em><\/p>\n

I would never kill an animal for fun. But although I can\u2019t imagine I would enjoy fishing or hunting, I recognise that many people do. Among them is a smaller subset of people who engage in trophy hunting, one of conservation\u2019s most divisive issues. It\u2019s often claimed that trophy hunting does more good than harm, by ensuring land and animals are more protected than they\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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