HUNTING ... CONSERVATION?? A Conflict of Interest?

FROM : THE AFRICAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (ACF)

DATE : 7 December 2001.

The ACF has a policy to include ALL conservation groups working in Africa,
in our directory, on our web portal. This is regardless of our own
members' personal opinions concerning hunters' involvement in conservation.
We have a disclaimer to this effect on our site.

Our stance has now been questioned by at least one other conservation group
and we are therefore re-examining our position on this issue and would
welcome a real and proper debate on the topic to help inform our decision.

Basically, the question is : Do hunting and conservation go hand in hand
under any circumstances - or is this a contradiction in terms?

Following on from this ... should a site like ACF include 'conservation'
groups in it's directory that are involved in hunting as well?

The debate is now open and all interested parties are invited to have their
say (politely please) on the new Hunting ... Conservation ?? Forum on the
ACF website. You can access this forum from (the contents page of) our
site (www.africanconservation.org) - anyone can read the comments posted
there, but to post your opinion, you need to register on the
site. Registration is free and free also of spam emails etc. etc.

For any further information, please contact Terry Harnwell.

The African Conservation Foundation
39 Coppice Mead
Stotfold
Hitchin
Herts. SG5 4JY, U.K.
Tel. +44(0)1462 732240
Fax. +44(0)1462 732266
Email : [email protected]