A Call for More Nuanced Dialogues About Trophy Hunting

Reported effects of trophy harvest often are controversial. The subject is nuanced and many studies lack details necessary to place their results in context. Consequently, many studies are misunderstood or their conclusions misapplied. We propose that all dialogues about trophy hunting include a def...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 2021-04, Vol.85 (3), p.418-422
Main Authors: MITCHELL, CARL D., BLEICH, VERNON C., BOWYER, R. TERRY, HEFFELFINGER, JAMES R., STEWART, KELLEY M., WHITE, PAULA A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
conservation
Context
economics
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Hunting
management
policy
scale
trophy definition
trophy hunting
trophy measurements
Wildlife
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Summary:Reported effects of trophy harvest often are controversial. The subject is nuanced and many studies lack details necessary to place their results in context. Consequently, many studies are misunderstood or their conclusions misapplied. We propose that all dialogues about trophy hunting include a definition of how they use the term trophy, details of variables measured and why they were selected, and explanations of temporal and spatial scales employed. Only with these details can potential effects of trophy hunting be understood in context and used for management and policy decisions.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.1002/jwmg.22017