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<p>The Government has previously commissioned a report by Professor Macdonald on Lion
Conservation with Particular Respect to the Issue of Trophy Hunting. This report found
that the primary benefit associated with trophy hunting is the protection of wildlife
habitat by reducing the major threat of habitat loss. Lion trophy hunting enables
land to be maintained under wildlife-based land use and often prevents the conversion
of the area to other forms of land use such as agriculture. This habitat protection
is also important for many other species, including endangered species. The report
notes that a total area of around 1.4 million km2 was conserved for trophy-hunting
in sub-Saharan Africa, which exceeded the area of national parks in those countries
by 22%. The report also cited studies on the number of jobs supported by trophy hunting.</p><p>
</p><p>Environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs) take different views on
trophy hunting. My Hon. friend may be interested in the evidence cited by the</p><p><strong>IUCN</strong>
(<a href="https://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/iucn_informingdecisionsontrophyhuntingv1_1.pdf"
target="_blank">https://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/iucn_informingdecisionsontrophyhuntingv1_1.pdf</a>)</p><p><strong>WWF</strong>
(<a href="https://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/wwf_policy_and_considerations_re_trophy_hunting__july_2016_.pdf"
target="_blank">https://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/wwf_policy_and_considerations_re_trophy_hunting__july_2016_.pdf</a>),</p><p>and
<strong>Save the Rhino</strong> (<a href="https://www.savetherhino.org/assets/0001/7279/What_is_trophy_hunting.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.savetherhino.org/assets/0001/7279/What_is_trophy_hunting.pdf</a>).</p>
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