Polish Parliament - Ban The Import of Hunting Trophies from Endangered Species

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The inauguration of Britta Jaschinski's photographic exhibition, "Still Life, #NotInMyWorld at the Polish Parliament, has prompted parliament to call for bans on the import of hunting trophies from endangered species. The exhibition highlights the horrors of trophy hunting through photos of dismembered animals, paws, heads, bodies, etc., and reminds us that this "sport" is actually brutality towards innocent animals. The reality is, we know the horrors of trophy hunting and always have, we're simply coming around to the notion that it is actually very wrong as these species plunge towards extinction. 

By Anonymous - Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, Peter Coppolillo: Conservation: Linking Ecology, Economics, and Culture. Princeton University Press, 2018, ISBN 978-0-691-18669-6, S. 17, doi:10.2307/j.ctv301g4w., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83442803

One of the most troubling aspects of trophy hunting is the targeted species. A lot of these animals are endangered, vulnerable, or at risk, and yet the right price opens up the opportunity to end their lives for fun. We have science telling us that these species' are already facing unprecedented perils to their survival, and yet money allows us to overlook the science and kill them for sport.

Trophy hunting panders to the wealthy with the promise of helping the poor. The fact is, not all of this money goes in to local communities as reported, this has been been disproven multiple times. 

As human beings on this planet, we have a responsibility to protect and preserve this planet for generations to come. Slaughtering endangered animals for fun is not part of preservation. Lying that the money spent helps conservation efforts is not preservation of our planet. We are actively working against our responsibility to our planet, and all of the other species that inhabit it with our carelessness and self servicing ways. Everything around us is not "ours" for the taking. 

Several countries around the world have already enacted bans on the import of trophies from endangered animals like rhinos, elephants, giraffes, and lions. Countries including the UK, France, and Spain, are considering similar bans to better protect endangered species from extinction. As stated, we are the only ones that can prevent their extinction because we are the leading contributor to their perils. We have a moral responsibility here, and it's time to ban hunting trophies from endangered species across the globe.

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