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I guess there is the idea that hunters wish the animal species well so they can continue hunting. Tell that to the passenger pigeon, whose last existing flock w
by jemmyw 3y ago
I guess there is the idea that hunters wish the animal species well so they can continue hunting. Tell that to the passenger pigeon, whose last existing flock was knowingly hunted, making the species effectively extinct.
- Ensorceled 3y agoIn 1900 ... 123 years ago. Not all hunters are conservationists but most are and laws and regulations are in place to protect animal species from over hunting (at least in Canada most of the US). Some conservation efforts are almost entirely run by hunters, for instance Duck's Unlimited has majority of its members as hunters.
- throwway120385 3y agoThe people who hunted the passenger pigeon to extinction were driven less by the usual desire to get meat for their families and more by how much money they could make by bringing hundreds or thousands of birds to market for sale in cities. I would argue capitalism killed the passenger pigeon. The people with shotguns were its designated representatives.