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{{WFC/Header}}'''<big>Trophy Hunting Kills One Animal Every Three Minutes, Threatening Endangered Species and Climate Change Efforts</big>''' | {{WFC/Header}}'''<big>Trophy Hunting Kills One Animal Every Three Minutes, Threatening Endangered Species and Climate Change Efforts</big>''' | ||
''August 11, 2023'' | ''August 11, 2023'' | ||
By [[User:Wildforchange|Nicole Rojas]] | By [[User:Wildforchange|Nicole Rojas]] | ||
In a study posted last year, it was found that trophy hunters killed one animal every '''THREE''' minutes over the last decade.<ref>[https://bantrophyhunting.org/one-animal-killed-every-three-minutes-trophy-hunting-is-out-of-control/ One Animal Killed Every Three Minutes: Trophy Hunting is out of Control!] Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting</ref> | In a study posted last year, it was found that trophy hunters killed one animal every '''THREE''' minutes over the last decade.<ref>[https://bantrophyhunting.org/one-animal-killed-every-three-minutes-trophy-hunting-is-out-of-control/ One Animal Killed Every Three Minutes: Trophy Hunting is out of Control!] Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting</ref>[[File:British Governor Sir Hesketh Bell with hunting trophies in Uganda, 1908.png|alt=British Governor Sir Hesketh Bell with hunting trophies in Uganda, 1908|thumb|British Governor Sir Hesketh Bell with hunting trophies in Uganda, 1908]]The study revealed: | ||
The study revealed: | |||
* Included in the 1.7 million animals killed in the last decade, were elephants, lions and rhinos who are part of the [[Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora]] (CITES) protected species. | * Included in the 1.7 million animals killed in the last decade, were elephants, lions and rhinos who are part of the [[Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora]] (CITES) protected species. | ||
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** 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> | ** 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. [[File:American bison k5680-1.jpg|alt=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.|thumb|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.]]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. | |||
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> | 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> | ||