What if banning trophy hunting has some unintended consequences? After all, just because something is made illegal doesn't mean it will completely disappear. In fact, it might worsen the situation. Case in point: Prohibition.

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Phineous J. Whoopee Profile

If they just start shooting any poachers caught, or feed them to the lions, it will help.

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ZombieE Lee
ZombieE Lee commented
Nobody hunts lions for food. They'd hunt down wildabeast or zebra if they were hungry.
N. Harmonik
N. Harmonik commented
And elephants, according to Point #1. http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1362-5-harrowing-realities-fighting-poachers-in-africa_p2.html
ZombieE Lee
ZombieE Lee commented
Exactly. Elephants and lions do not need to be killed unless its for protection or if the killing is done in legal hunting areas.
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John Doe answered

There will always be those who enjoy killing animals for no reason....trophy hunting....therefore, the act of hunting big game will always be around. To make that illegal will only serve to make it more desirable to do it. Maybe the thing to do is make it insanely expensive. I don't and never will, have an issue with hunting animals for food...where I live, people rely on deer, turkey, and other game for their food, those who just hunt, donate their kills to hunters for the hungry to help feed those who would otherwise go hungry.

Bikergirl Anonymous Profile

Yes, there will always be those who think they are above the law, and willing to take their chances .. But, social unacceptance will make an enormous impact. Making it illegal will make it far more diffucult, and provide consequences ... And THAT will make an impact.

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Bikergirl Anonymous
Making it illegal to not only kill an animal for their ivory should be accomanied with it being illegal to possess ivory in any form. It should be a banned substance, like many other items of and endangered species. If you reduce the market for it, it would logically reduce the waste. However and regretably .. we have no control on what happens elsewhere.
N. Harmonik
N. Harmonik commented
What about ivory in museums?
Bikergirl Anonymous
Didn't say this trend would be an 'easy' one .. There is already sooo much ivory within our society .. it would be diffucult task.
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ZombieE Lee answered

That's a good point but we have to do something. The difference between trophy hunting and the prohibition is that alcohol isn't an endangered species.

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ZombieE Lee
ZombieE Lee commented
We don't need to kill for ivory either.
N. Harmonik
N. Harmonik commented
Unfortunately, poachers tend to kill elephants then remove as much ivory as they can by removing its head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDfeFc5CIbM
ZombieE Lee
ZombieE Lee commented
Yes and that's wrong. Elephants are endangered so its irresponsible to be killing them for something like that. I get that people in those areas are desperate but then again so are the elephants.
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Rooster Cogburn , Rooster Cogburn, answered

That's a good point ! It seems every time something is banned, a new black market opens up and more people flock to it. I guess it's just human nature. Mainly rich people's human nature. You can ban it but it will never stop.

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