Elizabeth Hopkinson: http://elizabethhopkinson.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/illegal-hunting-and-the-bushmeat-trade-an-emerging-crisis-in-african-savannahs-by-peter-lindsay/comment-page-1/#comment-10.
Comment:
"I like this post. It sums the talk up very briefly, but making sure the key points are obvious. I really like your conclusion. You're definitely right, killing animals for trophies is wrong. However, how long do you think it'll take to retrain an entire culture? The main issue is not that fact that bushmeat is being eaten, but the fact it is being eaten by too many people.
The bushmeat trade was once sustainable. Unfortuneatly, humans have become so good at cheating death that there are now 7 billion of us! The cultural traditions dictate that these people must eat bushmeat, and that is unlikely to ever change. The only way to reduce the bushmeat trade is to reduce the demand for. It is likely that education is the only way forward for this. Producing legal bans against such a trade is highly unlikely given the current global economy. Legal action would only produce a profitable black market, and likely actually increase the trade as prices rise and more people get drawn into the lucrative business.
It would be better to acknowledge the problem and try and reeducate the perpetrators into sustainable culling methods, or entice them into the tourist market.
Overall this is a very difficult subject and one mainly fuelled by the expanding human population. Can you think of any good ways to produce more jobs and money in local areas that don't encourage the bushmeat trade?"
The bushmeat trade was once sustainable. Unfortuneatly, humans have become so good at cheating death that there are now 7 billion of us! The cultural traditions dictate that these people must eat bushmeat, and that is unlikely to ever change. The only way to reduce the bushmeat trade is to reduce the demand for. It is likely that education is the only way forward for this. Producing legal bans against such a trade is highly unlikely given the current global economy. Legal action would only produce a profitable black market, and likely actually increase the trade as prices rise and more people get drawn into the lucrative business.
It would be better to acknowledge the problem and try and reeducate the perpetrators into sustainable culling methods, or entice them into the tourist market.
Overall this is a very difficult subject and one mainly fuelled by the expanding human population. Can you think of any good ways to produce more jobs and money in local areas that don't encourage the bushmeat trade?"
Comment:
"A good blog that very accurately reports what Tim said. However, it could use some pictures, or something to break the text up a bit. Having gone to the seminar, I don't feel like I learnt anything new from this post. It would be good to know your opinion on the topic, and how you think it could develop in future.
Also, have you looked into the suject any further since the talk? I haven't had a chance to do an back ground reading yet, but I'm sure there's lots of useful information out there, given what Tim tlked about.
Overall this is a very well written blog (apart from a few spelling mistakes) and was easy to follow; I just found the lack of pictures made it a bit hard to remain interested throughout."
Also, have you looked into the suject any further since the talk? I haven't had a chance to do an back ground reading yet, but I'm sure there's lots of useful information out there, given what Tim tlked about.
Overall this is a very well written blog (apart from a few spelling mistakes) and was easy to follow; I just found the lack of pictures made it a bit hard to remain interested throughout."
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