Consequences for Cecil's killers

[Catherine]

I think eco-tourism will save many animals. It has worked for the mountain gorillas. They can make so much more money showing them to tourists every year. Killing them once brings in little money and only once. The surrounding villages make money. People get hired as guides and game wardens. It is a thriving business. They even make a point of naming the baby gorillas.

When you compare all that to trophy hunting it is clear which one benefits the people in the long term. Eco-tourism is sustainable. It can still be there for future generations. Killing all the animals for trophies is a dead end job and it is a job that ends.