Trophy hunting undermines public trust

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DOI	10.1126/science.abj4014
	Trophy hunting undermines public trust
	Viorel D. Popescu; Mihai I. Pop; Laurentiu Rozylowicz
	2021-06-04
发表期刊	Science
出版年	2021
英文摘要	In March, one of the largest brown bears in Europe was shot in the Eastern Carpathians, Romania. A member of one of Europe's royal families allegedly paid at least EUR7000 for the hunt ([ 1 ][1]), even though the brown bear is strictly protected in Romania and bear trophy hunting is banned ([ 2 ][2]). The government's tolerance of trophy hunts and inadequate oversight of hunting permits threaten protected species and undermine public trust. Under provisions of Article 16(1) of the EU Habitats Directive, the national wildlife authority can grant permission for lethal removal of brown bears if a bear is deemed a repeated threat to livestock, crops, or human life ([ 3 ][3]). However, the local wildlife administrators allowed trophy hunting by issuing a permit, approved by the Ministry of Environment and the local Environmental Protection Agency, that was intended for a nuisance animal. The event is under investigation as wildlife crime ([ 4 ][4]). In Romania, wildlife authorities are mandated by law to protect people's lives and livelihoods through lethal and nonlethal management of problem bears ([ 1 ][1]). In this case, the authorities breached public trust by not enforcing current legislation and giving game managers, often private entities, complete control over which animal is removed and when. Thus, wildlife authorities failed to protect people's livelihoods and enabled an illegal trophy hunt of a nonoffending bear. This event shows that wildlife species in Romania are still at the mercy of the rich and powerful ([ 5 ][5]) despite being protected by European legislation ([ 3 ][3]). To regain the trust of local communities and society at large, the Romanian government must deliver and enforce effective legislation that allows for accountable management of nuisance animals. 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推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Viorel D. Popescu,Mihai I. Pop,Laurentiu Rozylowicz. Trophy hunting undermines public trust[J]. Science,2021.
APA	Viorel D. Popescu,Mihai I. Pop,&Laurentiu Rozylowicz.(2021).Trophy hunting undermines public trust.Science.
MLA	Viorel D. Popescu,et al."Trophy hunting undermines public trust".Science (2021).