I love elephants and I really hope that Botswana finds some other way to handle their concerns, but I wouldn’t be quick to ignore them outright.
I know how lucky I am to live where I live, and don’t want to ignore the difficulties of the poorer people living there. It would be easy for me to criticize how they choose to feed themselves when I don’t have to worry about that myself.
Take trophy hunting for example. I am a lot more critical of the rich hunters that travel there to kill the animals, than the local governments that use the money to keep their communities safe/alive. I would 100% support alternative industries that can eliminate trophy hunting for them, even financially if the stores near me are selling ethically produced goods. I would also criticize them for choosing trophy hunting over a promising alternative. But until that’s the case, the surrounding context is important.
Yeh, I read that, what is your point? Governments “defend” their actions all the time, doesn’t mean their actions aren’t vile.
I love elephants and I really hope that Botswana finds some other way to handle their concerns, but I wouldn’t be quick to ignore them outright.
I know how lucky I am to live where I live, and don’t want to ignore the difficulties of the poorer people living there. It would be easy for me to criticize how they choose to feed themselves when I don’t have to worry about that myself.
Take trophy hunting for example. I am a lot more critical of the rich hunters that travel there to kill the animals, than the local governments that use the money to keep their communities safe/alive. I would 100% support alternative industries that can eliminate trophy hunting for them, even financially if the stores near me are selling ethically produced goods. I would also criticize them for choosing trophy hunting over a promising alternative. But until that’s the case, the surrounding context is important.