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Originally Posted by Sly
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Well, game ranching is not that much conservation (it's ranching), but I guess there is some real conservation too.
"Chris Mercer, a director of the Campaign Against Canned Hunting, says numbers alone are an irrelevant indicator of conservation success. While South Africa has about 10,000 lions, a seemingly healthy population, about 75 percent are bred in captivity, mostly for hunting, he said. Canned hunting is a reference to a now discouraged practice of shooting captive-bred lions in relatively small enclosures. "
I am not against canned hunting, but as a hunter I keep it as a similar than shooting cows. But hey, you can shoot your cows if you want.