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In South Africa, the total land area used for trophy hunting exceeds the total area of protected areas used for non-consumptive wildlife activities.
SOME BS
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Colonialism and neo-colonialism are not relevant factors in the scientific debate over trophy hunting.
TOTAL BS
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Wealth inequality and corruption reduce the effectiveness of trophy hunting as a wildlife conservation tool in South Africa.
HARDLY BS
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Taking an animal trophy as a souvenir is the central point of contention in debates about trophy hunting.
MOSTLY BS
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Trophy hunting increases human-wildlife conflict between communities near game reserves and wild animals.
SOME BS
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Scientific evidence cannot justify the necessity of trophy hunting to the general public.
SOME BS
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Trophy hunting in African countries does not contribute to wildlife conservation.
TOTAL BS
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Trophy hunting of dominant male lions does not cause population-level infanticide from which lion populations cannot recover.
HARDLY BS
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The ethical status of trophy hunting is unrelated to its effectiveness as a biodiversity conservation tool.
MOSTLY BS
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Blanket bans on trophy hunting and trophy imports increase illegal hunting and poaching.
SOME BS
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Sperm collection, cryopreservation, and artificial insemination can mitigate the genetic and demographic effects of trophy hunting in affected wildlife populations.
HARDLY BS
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Photographic tourism cannot universally replace trophy hunting because its economic viability depends on wildlife visibility, accessibility, tourism infrastructure, and political stability.
NOT BS