HUNTING: Yes, nature needs hunters. In n. 4-5 / 2014 of Migrazione & Caccia, provocatively Massimo Marracci asked himself (page 7) the question whether nature needs hunters.
The affirmative answer in a very polite way, but without leaving room for different interpretations, is the one that appeared in the French Saint-Hubert, a periodical of culture and hunting, very close to the CIC France Delegation where it is stated that many scientific publications now recognize the use “Durable” of wildlife, essential for its correct management. And so also the Declaration of UICN 2000 (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) reiterates it "because it is an important tool at the service of the conservation of Nature, because the resulting economic and social advantages push users to conserve its resources ".
And so does the European Commission when it says “Authorize the hunting to a species it can constitute a strong incentive to habitat management and to influence other factors that participate in the decline of the population of a species, thus contributing to the objective of restoring wildlife populations to a favorable conservation status ".
And so the Nobel Prize winner, Elinor Ostrom, in her works on “governance” and the conservation of common goods, insists precisely that a wise use of the species (in hunting and fishing) is better than an ethical management of Nature. Hence, the role that hunting plays is undoubtedly relevant and its contribution is absolutely favorable to the protection of biodiversity. Take, for example, the fight against invasive species, as in the case of the nutria or the even more evident one of the gray squirrel or the management of wildlife in South Africa. It is a set of actions and ideas carried out every day by hunters in favor of species and their natural space that allows us to clearly say that currently: Yes, Nature needs hunters.
02.09.2014