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Is trophy hunting good for conservation?
Trophy hunters pay huge sums to shoot big game animals – including endangered species. It is all legal and its proponents say it helps support conservation. Are they right?
Trophy hunters pay huge sums to shoot big game animals – including endangered species.
It’s all legal – and its proponents say it helps support conservation.
5 Live’s Emma Barnett speaks to professional hunter Danene Van Der Westhuyzen and Dr Mark Jones, head of policy at international animal charity Born Free, to hear both sides of the story.