[Manly Warrior]

If it were not for the trophy fees and associated costs of lion or any other African big game hunting, there would be little reason for Africans to keep vast amounts of lands in the wild, rather than in farm land and other destructive conditions.

Just as in the US, conservation ( not animal right activity) indeed has kept the wild spaces wild and the wild species present.

As a matter of fact, the only lions or lionesses allowed to be hunted are those who are carefully scrutinized and deemed to be past breeding age, and therefore a burden on the rest of the game they eat ( think limited resources and limited predators). Pro hunters (guides) are very careful to be right before allowing an animal to be taken, as the industry, the governments and the CITES organizations are not very forgiving towards both the hunter and his guide should an ineligible animal be taken (unless it is actually attacking the hunters etc). Conservation (hunting) is the only answer man has for otherwise encroachment.

Elephants, contrary to common thought, are over populated in many areas in Africa, and culls and nuisance hunts are a regular effort to keep both carrying capacity and elephants in balance. The fees paid go to the local areas, the meat to the local population and the trophy to the hunter etc. It is a very successful capitalistic process that benefits everyone, hunters, guides, locals and the animals. Some will never understand that because they have lost their minds.

[Boogieman]

Plus, elephants are smart enough to realize what is going on, and sometimes they get their revenge. Plenty of African villages have felt their wrath after one too many culls.

[Second Amendment First]

Big Five & Dangerous Game Trophy Fees
Trophy Name
Trophy Fee 2014
Trophy Fee 2015
Buffalo
$ 14 500
$ 14 500
Crocodile
$ 7 450
$ 7 450
Elephant
$ 35 000
$ 35 000
Lion
$ 22 000
$ 22 000
Lioness
$ 9 000
$ 9 000
Leopard
$ 15 000
$ 15 000
Hippopotamus
$ 9 400
$ 9 400

[Blue Collar Christian]

“It is a very successful capitalistic process that benefits everyone, hunters, guides, locals and the animals.”

You hit the nail on the head. Those that are outraged are anti-capitalist. They no more care about those lions than they do aborted babies, or the mutilated genitals of Muslim women.