Introduction
The policies and laws surrounding trophy hunting remain complex, with many scientists, governments and conservationists unable to agree on best preservation and conservation practices and how they interplay with wildlife management plans such as trophy hunting. Management is especially complicated as wildlife often roam large distances and frequently move in and out of parks and protected areas making regulations in, between, and across legal and political boundaries especially difficult . However, there are a number of international conventions and national laws that regulate or provide guidance on trophy hunting.
History of Nature Conservation
Hunting and conservation communities have long recognized the need to regulate trade …show more content…
CITES authorizes international trade in Appendix II species via export permits or re-export certificates . Article IV stipulates that such permits and certificates may only be granted if “trade will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild” .
Finally, Appendix III includes approximately 150 species that receive protection in at least one country that has asked Parties for assistance in controlling trade to prevent exploitation .
Since the conservation needs of a particular species may vary between populations located in different countries, CITES annotations may separate delineated populations into different Appendices. For example, some African countries have successfully “downlisted” their elephant populations from Appendix I to Appendix II. This is significant because commercial trade of species categorized in Appendix I is strictly prohibited while other trade, including hunting trophies and scientific research, can be heavily regulated . On the other hand, African countries that have successfully downlisted their elephant populations to Appendix II are permitted to engage in trade more
The policies and laws surrounding trophy hunting remain complex, with many scientists, governments and conservationists unable to agree on best preservation and conservation practices and how they interplay with wildlife management plans such as trophy hunting. Management is especially complicated as wildlife often roam large distances and frequently move in and out of parks and protected areas making regulations in, between, and across legal and political boundaries especially difficult . However, there are a number of international conventions and national laws that regulate or provide guidance on trophy hunting.
History of Nature Conservation
Hunting and conservation communities have long recognized the need to regulate trade …show more content…
CITES authorizes international trade in Appendix II species via export permits or re-export certificates . Article IV stipulates that such permits and certificates may only be granted if “trade will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild” .
Finally, Appendix III includes approximately 150 species that receive protection in at least one country that has asked Parties for assistance in controlling trade to prevent exploitation .
Since the conservation needs of a particular species may vary between populations located in different countries, CITES annotations may separate delineated populations into different Appendices. For example, some African countries have successfully “downlisted” their elephant populations from Appendix I to Appendix II. This is significant because commercial trade of species categorized in Appendix I is strictly prohibited while other trade, including hunting trophies and scientific research, can be heavily regulated . On the other hand, African countries that have successfully downlisted their elephant populations to Appendix II are permitted to engage in trade more