Hunting in Africa - to Ban or Not to Ban?

African nations face pressure to ban hunting, particularly in light of the poaching epidemic. Decisions to allow hunting or ban it are based on assessing the balance between economic gain to conservation efforts, writes Nkabeng Maruping-Mzileni for The Conversation Africa.

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