IUCN SSC Guiding Principles on Trophy Hunting as a Tool for Creating Conservation Incentives

Section I. Introduction: IUCN has long recognized that the wise and sustainable use of wildlife can be consistent with and contribute to conservation, because the social and economic benefits derived from use of species can provide incentives for people to conserve them and their habitats. This document builds on existing IUCN policies by setting forth SSC guiding principles on the use of “trophy hunting”, as defined in Section II, as a tool for creating incentives for the conservation of species and their habitats and for the equitable sharing of the benefits of use of natural resources.

Trophy hunting is often a contentious activity, with people supporting or opposing it on a variety of biological, economic, ideological or cultural bases. This document is focused solely on the relevance of trophy hunting for conservation and associated local livelihoods. Nothing in this document is intended to support or condone trophy hunting activities that are unsustainable; adversely affect habitats; ncrease extinction risks; undermine the rights of local communities to manage, steward, and benefit from their wildlife resources; or foster corruption or poor governance.

Section II. Scope of this guidance: The term “trophy hunting” is here used to refer to ... (click link above to continue)

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To me Trophy hunting is greatest way to hunt. Great challenge.
You hunt older, more experienced animal and result is a beautiful trophy.
Meat hunting has a place, but you just shoot first thing that comes along. I can see doing it if I have to eat.