U.S. rhino hunt auction winner fears for his safety

[nadinbrzezinski]

59. No, the government is saying that, as well as scientists

Knowlton's supporters say this conservation strategy is based in smart science. The International Union for Conservation of Nature supported the Dallas Safari Club's black rhino hunting permit auction.

The union says its mission is to work with governments and conservation groups around the world to find "practical solutions" to conservation efforts around the world.

It also says "trophy hunting is a fundamental pillar of Namibia's conservation approach and instrumental in its success." And that "well-managed recreational hunting and trophy hunting" have had a positive impact in "stimulating population increases for rhino."

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/20/us/omaha-plant-fire/index.html?iref=allsearch

Believe this or not, but we do this as well in the US with far from threatened species such as the white tail deer. You want to tell me where the population would be right now if we did not hunt it? (Hint, there are no natural hunters of the species in the environment right now in sufficient numbers, such as wolves)

I would not engage in hunting. It is not something I would like to do or appeals to me, but godamit, there is solid science to this idea of population management. So you would rather leave a non breeding bull in the wild that is killing BREEDING BULLS? How is that going help the population to recover exactly? I will be over there in the corner, sitting down, waiting for THAT ANSWER.