DSC NEWSLETTER VOLUME 29,Camp ISSUE 4 TalkMAY 2016 DSC applauds the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on a recent report that educates European decision makers and the public on the benefits of trophy hunting. An IUCN briefing published last month discusses in great detail how legal, well-regulated trophy hunting can and does generate incentives and revenue that directly benefit wildlife and wild habitats. Hunting provides the money needed by government, private and community landowners in order to maintain and restore wildlife as a land use and to carry out conservation actions, including vital anti-poaching interventions. The report states that, recently, a few cases of poorly regulated and poorly conducted hunts have brought about increased concern for trophy hunting. Confusion and misinformation has led to knee-jerk reactions and, in some cases, blanket bans on hunting and transportation of hunting trophies. “Blanket bans or restrictions affect both good and bad hunting practices…. They are a blunt instrument that risks undermining important benefits for both conservation and local livelihoods.” IN THIS ISSUE Several members of the European Parliament have President’s Letter ................3 IUCN: Trophy called for a ban on imports of trophies. IUCN urges that For Your Consideration ......4 this report’s findings be incorporated into any discussions Hunting Feature ..................6 Hunting Getting Outside....................8 calling for partial or full bans on trophy importations. IUCN Grants in Action ................10 Beneficial for includes several case studies showing hunting’s widespread Member News ..................12 benefits and provide scientific research as a basis for policy Conservation ......................20 decisions. Reloading ............................24 Conservation, “As a member of IUCN since 2015, DSC is glad to see New Members ..................26 the IUCN report align with our mission to better inform Membership Drive ............27 Communities decisions and policies that can forever affect our natural DSC News Center .............28 Winner Results ..................29 resources,” said DSC Executive Director Ben Carter. “We Classifieds ..........................30 The entire briefing can be found support science-based decision making − not emotion- linked from the DSC News based.” Restrictions on importation of trophies can make trophy Center, www.dscnewscenter.org. hunting programs economically unviable at local levels. This Search for the article dated loss of local and national revenue may remove incentives for April 13, 2016. entities to properly manage and protect wildlife and would likely cause serious declines in populations of a number of www.biggame.org threatened or iconic species. CT Facebook: www.facebook.com/dallassafariclub Twitter: DSC Media @DSCNEWSCENTER Dallas Safari Club @officialdsc UPCOMING Meetings Instagram: RSVP to DSC Office at 972-980-9800 or [email protected] @officialdsc Monthly Meetings are $35 per person, $45 day of event and for walk-ins MAY 19 JUNE 16 Lakewood Country Club Royal Oaks Country Club 1912 Abrams Rd, Dallas 75214 7915 Greenville Avenue, Dallas 75231 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT CampTalk CAMP TALK PRODUCTION STAFF Important Connections Ben F. Carter III, Publisher Jay Ann Cox, Ph.D, Editor in Chief Terri Lewis, Associate Editor ith hunting season in full gear around the world, I hope everyone is enjoying very Terry Blauwkamp, Reloading Editor Lea Marsh, Membership & Circulation safe and successful hunts. Cameron Kuenzer, Social Media Manager W @ Graphics, Art and Production This month, as you can see from our cover story, we are focusing on a report by the Nieman Printing, Printing International Union for Conservation and Nature. IUCN is the world’s oldest and by far Safari Classics Productions, Online Media Service the largest global group of organizations focusing on conserving nature. Their studies on DSC STAFF the effects and benefits of hunting for conservation will provide DSC and like-minded Ben F. Carter III, Executive Director Terri L. Lewis, Exhibits Manager groups with evidence to continue our mission. Jay Ann Cox, Ph.D, Publications & Advertising In 2015, DSC became one of the very few hunting organizations to be admitted as a Lori Stanford, Auctions Manager Crystal Allison, Assistant Auctions Manager member of the IUCN, and I can’t emphasize how big a deal that is for our Club. Lynda Rexrode-Adams, Registration & Banquets Manager In September 2016, DSC will be attending the IUCN conference. This meeting is Ben Kimmel, Events Manager only held every four years, a 10-day forum with more than 185 countries represented. Lea Marsh, Membership Manager/DSC 100 Scot McClure, Education Coordinator Being there will give us the opportunity to represent the importance of hunting and Barri Murphy, Executive Assistant/Grants conservation as part of global concern for the environment. 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We are almost there. 20-21 here) lays out the case for hunters voice speaking to or educating those Would any of us complain about as the hunter-citizen and the hunter- in-the-middle masses from which worldwide increases in hunting fees naturalist. He explains we must become, these dishonest organizations get their and licenses if it meant keeping hunting again, a respected resource regarding funding and their political clout. Yes, we and wildlife? A model of how this wildlife sustainability and a source of have new-hunter recruitment programs works is the Pittman Robertson Act knowledge and credibility to all who in many of our organizations. We have in the U.S. that collects an 11 percent love wildlife and wild places. education programs that educate a tax on all hunting purchases, which is The concern is what forces are we few dozen teachers yearly in wildlife returned to the state wildlife agencies for facing that contend we are none of these management in the hope they will conservation. Just last year, it totaled 1.1 things and that all consumers of wildlife include what they have learned in their billion dollars funding a large percentage are enemies of wildlife and our activities classes. There are many more programs of these departments. Worldwide, these must then be rendered illegal? Another − admirable ones. But the scale of the funds would could total tens of millions question is what actions can we take to threat is far beyond the scale of the of dollars, perhaps hundreds of millions face these forces and educate those in response we are currently marshalling. of dollars. What could we do with that the middle that haven’t abandoned us? While we impact people effectively by money? Yet. the thousands, we must impact on a The Humane Society of the United We must understand that most scale of tens of millions of people. And it States alone raises over $100 million organizations touting anti-hunting are must be worldwide. annually, and they are just one of our dishonestly duping that great expanse Can’t we see the tsunami coming? adversaries. Our future depends on our of uninformed people for their money. The game has ramped up significantly effective action. In the end, that is all these organizations in the last decade.