Question 1
a) According to Lindsey et al. (2013), the restriction of lion trophy imports to the US and EU can result in a number of potential negative consequences for conservation, particularly the loss of major revenue sources (a single lion hunt can generate between $60,000 to $120,000). Considering that 85% of hunted lions are exported to these two markets, the resultant reduction in the demand for lion hunting would lead to lower prices, which in turn could make it prohibitive for operators to offer lion hunting at a viable price point. In severe cases, areas set aside for nature conservation could be switched to pastoral and agricultural land, because those activities would generate higher returns than lion hunting, leading to a decline in overall conservation.
Lion hunting typically takes place in buffer blocks, which lie adjacent to nature reserves; when these hunting blocks are converted to pastoral or agricultural land, the buffer zone that previously offered isolation from human activity is eliminated, leading to heightened conflict between humans and wildlife. This is evident when one analysis the consequences of Kenya’s decision to ban lion hunting in 1977; the absence of buffers led to a 60%-70% decline of wildlife populations since the …show more content…
For instance, some countries take into consideration the extent of problem animals when devising quotas, which could lead to inflated reporting of lion conflicts in an attempt to increase quota sizes. In most countries lion quotas are set higher than the recommended limit of 0.5/1,000km2. In order to address this issue, recommended quota limits should be strictly enforced until such time as scientific and objective quota management mechanisms can be implemented, e.g. age restrictions and trophy
a) According to Lindsey et al. (2013), the restriction of lion trophy imports to the US and EU can result in a number of potential negative consequences for conservation, particularly the loss of major revenue sources (a single lion hunt can generate between $60,000 to $120,000). Considering that 85% of hunted lions are exported to these two markets, the resultant reduction in the demand for lion hunting would lead to lower prices, which in turn could make it prohibitive for operators to offer lion hunting at a viable price point. In severe cases, areas set aside for nature conservation could be switched to pastoral and agricultural land, because those activities would generate higher returns than lion hunting, leading to a decline in overall conservation.
Lion hunting typically takes place in buffer blocks, which lie adjacent to nature reserves; when these hunting blocks are converted to pastoral or agricultural land, the buffer zone that previously offered isolation from human activity is eliminated, leading to heightened conflict between humans and wildlife. This is evident when one analysis the consequences of Kenya’s decision to ban lion hunting in 1977; the absence of buffers led to a 60%-70% decline of wildlife populations since the …show more content…
For instance, some countries take into consideration the extent of problem animals when devising quotas, which could lead to inflated reporting of lion conflicts in an attempt to increase quota sizes. In most countries lion quotas are set higher than the recommended limit of 0.5/1,000km2. In order to address this issue, recommended quota limits should be strictly enforced until such time as scientific and objective quota management mechanisms can be implemented, e.g. age restrictions and trophy