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If they want to do wildlife management hunts, that’s fine.

I understand that over population can be a problem.

Hunting just for the trophy is not.

So what’s she going to do with her trophy? Stuff it and put it in her living room? Or just post a picture of herself proud that she killed a giraffe with a gun while he fought back.....just how?

Would prefer that this giraffe continue to battle and kill younger more virile bulls? That the herd numbers and genetic diversity keep declining? Ultimately this bull would have lost a fight and been killed or maimed, then being subject to the most intense experience nature has to offer, getting eaten alive by lions, hyena or buzzards. No meat going to the locals and no hunter cash for conservation. What say you?

[[So what’s she going to do with her trophy?]]

As explained- the meat went to the native people, the money garnered by the hunt helped the people who are suffering extreme poverty you and I fortunately likely will never have to experience as well- via food lodging, guiding, advice, etc-

[[Hunting just for the trophy is not.]]

I disagree- please see the link i posted before- trophy hunting serves many purposes- and is highly regulated- There are many benefits to trophy hunting- and almost all trophy hunting is done with hte purpose of culling in mind- culling is a very important wildlife management tool to protect and manage not only the animal hunted- but also many other species that are affected by an overpopulation of certain animals. It also helps protect the species by preventing overpopulation and increase in disease and starvation- overpopulation is a huge problem with many species- and if not controlled, leads to untold suffering of animals

Anyways- here’s the link- it’s worth a read- as it spells out why trophy hunting is an important service to wildlife management and to they local communities where the hunts take place- You must remember- people are very desperate for food there- like the article states- people are reduced to eating ‘gut soup’ there because of the extreme poverty- those asre pretty desperate people:

http://www.bigeoutdoors.com/article/to-kill-a-giraffe