The hunting in Africa feeds hundreds of thousands, provides a revenue for schools, medical needs in tribal area’s. Some area’s income from hunting is used to drill water wells providing safe drinking water for whole tribes. I have two friends over Zambia right now who provide for most of the medical needs for two different tribes with all of it taken care of by local outfitters. This is their third year there.
Considering how man people Hippos and Crocs kill, it's safe in more ways than one.