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* Trophy hunting undermines many facets of maintaining biodiversity around the globe at a time where many wildlife are endangered and being pushed towards extinction. | * Trophy hunting undermines many facets of maintaining biodiversity around the globe at a time where many wildlife are endangered and being pushed towards extinction. | ||
* Trophy hunting threatens the survival of species in many ways: | * Trophy hunting threatens the survival of species in many ways: | ||
** Risk of local extinction of wildlife populations.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1377</ref> | ** Risk of local extinction of wildlife populations.<ref>[https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1377 Assessing the sustainability of African lion trophy hunting, with recommendations for policy] Creel, S., M’soka, J., Droge, E., Rosenblatt, E., Becker, M.S. Matandiko, W. and Simpamba, T. (2016)</ref> | ||
** Population structure is then skewed to subadult males and females which reduces reproductive success. | ** Population structure is then skewed to subadult males and females which reduces reproductive success. | ||
** Genetic erosion: where there is decreased genetic diversity and loss of resilience.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2008.02.008</ref> | ** Genetic erosion: where there is decreased genetic diversity and loss of resilience.<ref>[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2008.02.008 Genetic effects of harvest on wild animal populations.” ''Trends in ecology & evolution'' 23(6): 327-337] Allendorf, F.W., England, P.R., Luikart, G. Ritchie, P.A., and Ryman, N. (2008)</ref> | ||
** Destabilization of wildlife populations through the key loss of individuals who contain the critical social and ecological knowledge needed for the survival and reproduction.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.0168</ref> | ** Destabilization of wildlife populations through the key loss of individuals who contain the critical social and ecological knowledge needed for the survival and reproduction.<ref>[https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.0168 Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age.” ''Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences'' 278(1722): 3270-3276] McComb, K., Shannon, G., Durant, S. M., Sayialel, K., Slotow, R., Poole, J. and Moss, C. (2011).</ref> | ||
Endangered keystone species who are being hunted down for trophies are in fact doing more to support climate change than we are just by their sheer existence and everyday their numbers keep on dwindling. | Endangered keystone species who are being hunted down for trophies are in fact doing more to support climate change than we are just by their sheer existence and everyday their numbers keep on dwindling. | ||
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported we have a decade left to help turn back the clock on preventing even larger scale climate disasters and rewilding of endangered species like the elephant and wolf can help promote healthier ecosystems which results in a healthier planet for you and me. | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported we have a decade left to help turn back the clock on preventing even larger scale climate disasters and rewilding of endangered species like the elephant and wolf can help promote healthier ecosystems which results in a healthier planet for you and me. | ||
[[File:American bison k5680-1.jpg|alt=American bison|thumb|American bison]] | [[File:American bison k5680-1.jpg|alt=American bison|thumb|American bison]] | ||
According to an article published in the Nature Climate Change journal; “Rewilding nine wildlife species (African forest elephants, American bison, fish, gray wolves, musk oxen, sea otters, sharks, whales, and wildebeest) would contribute more than 95% of the annual requirement to achieve the global target of extracting 500 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2100. This in turn would help cap the global temperature rise at less than 1.5 degree Celsius.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01631-6</ref> | According to an article published in the Nature Climate Change journal; “Rewilding nine wildlife species (African forest elephants, American bison, fish, gray wolves, musk oxen, sea otters, sharks, whales, and wildebeest) would contribute more than 95% of the annual requirement to achieve the global target of extracting 500 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2100. This in turn would help cap the global temperature rise at less than 1.5 degree Celsius.<ref>[https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01631-6 Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions. ''Nat. Clim. Chang.'' 13, 324–333 (2023).] Schmitz, O.J., Sylvén, M., Atwood, T.B. ''et al.''</ref> | ||
Many of the hunted wildlife are keystone species that actually support ecosystems. Keystone species are the blueprint to help keep our ecosystems balanced and intact. Saving them is a simple solution to help save our planet because humans benefit from healthy ecosystems as ecosystems provide us with healthy water, oxygen, and sequester carbon. | Many of the hunted wildlife are keystone species that actually support ecosystems. Keystone species are the blueprint to help keep our ecosystems balanced and intact. Saving them is a simple solution to help save our planet because humans benefit from healthy ecosystems as ecosystems provide us with healthy water, oxygen, and sequester carbon. | ||