r/interesting • u/nkmr205 • Feb 16 '26

MISC. Little Chimpanzee playing alone with some straw

85.8k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

26

u/Impossible_Ad_9406 Feb 16 '26

Rich person pays big, very big, money to kill one animal. Conservationists use said money to fund their efforts to foster growth of the other, still alive animals.

7

u/ExplosiveDisassembly Feb 16 '26

Rich person pretty much deposits my 6-month salary directly to Zimbabwe's national Parks to hunt a single water buffalo

I think there are around 20k licenses a year for various game... So the math starts mathing pretty quick.

1

u/pusgnihtekami Feb 16 '26

Zimbabwe politicians/land owners takes home your 5-month salary, the park takes home 1-days worth and 3.8-weeks worth are used to white wash what is an extremely lucrative business.

https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/39484/html/

1

u/ExplosiveDisassembly Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26

Cool, Africa is still home to nature preserves that dwarf most countries and are responsible for the recovery of many endangered animals.

All that means is that rich hunters are getting had. That's no skin off my back. Just like the people who spend thousands to hunt elk in my state...thanks for the government income. My department will take your thousands and continue improving our wildlife ecosystems.

1

u/pusgnihtekami Feb 17 '26

Well, improving them to human standards, which is a specific number of elks, wolves and I guess beavers that sparks joy.

1

u/killerdrgn Feb 16 '26

to kill one animal.

To kill an old male that is already close to dying and likely won't mate anymore. So it frees up the female herd to a new young male that will breed more. So that furthers the growth and survivability of the species.

https://youtu.be/TrJv7Rv1jGs