Trophy hunting: can killing and conservation go hand in hand?

A series of super tusker elephant killings has sparked a bitter
international battle over trophy hunting and its controversial,
often-counterintuitive role in conservation. Biodiversity reporter
Phoebe Weston speaks to Amy Dickman, professor of wildlife
conservation at the University of Oxford, about why this debate has
become so divisive, and the complexities of allowing killing in
conservation. Help support our independent journalism at
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