I have seen this video on youtube and am shocked that some countries still allow this macabre sport of killing endangered species. The guy boasts that "this was a mix bag hunt for Elephant, Leopard, Rhino, Crocodile, Kudu, Warthog, Klipspringer, Bushbuck, Impala, Cape Buffalo, Hippo, Zebra and other plains game".

Hunting for sport or food is academically part of wildlife management. Nevertheless, questions have been and still are being asked about it.

I beg to differ. Ecology naturally balances itself, as it has done for centuries. And when it is skewed, there are better ways to control overrun populations of animals, like introducing predators.... rather than letting some warped human beings with guns loose on them. There is something wrong with killing for pleasure,..it is cruel...those who have little regard for animal life also often have little regard for human life.
Legal hunting is just another manifestation of greed for money.

Those are the valid concerns raised about hunting as a management option.

Its all about money paid for fees and trophies by the hunters. It is said its more financially rewarding to the ranch than mere watching.

thats partly how they managed to accumulate all those elephant tusks in zimbabwe, i think, asides natural attrition and they wanted to open the market to implement this management style it to its conclusion.

Thanks to spirited efforts by kws ivory and trophies trade wasnt allowed.

Yet.

@Muriel,The late Maathai would have been proud of you.
That's unique.