Zimbabwe has a lot more going on than the death of Cecil

 

These are symptoms of a larger problem: the “cycle of poverty, poaching and political corruption” throughout Zimbabwe. “We’re outraged by trophy hunting, when in fact the real danger to wildlife across Africa is poaching,” Wright explains.

What’s more, 90-95% of the country’s population is un- or underemployed. Most Zimbabweans are thus forced to live off the land: “This creates a cycle where there is deforestation, killing of wildlife, both to feed people but also as poaching because a rhino horn can get up to a quarter million dollars,” 


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