Abstract Trophy hunting in Africa is currently under pressure as some countries explore various policies that aim to put a halt to an activity that many people in the Western developed world view as unpalatable or unethical. However, in the debate over trophy hunting policy the voices of local communities, who in many instances allow wildlife to persist on the lands they control because of the tangible benefits they derive from it, have been largely unheard. Here, we report on an opportunistic survey of 160 rural residents of Namibia from 32 communal conservancies that generate varying levels of livelihood benefits from wildlife uses, including trophy hunting. About three quarters of these community members were employed in some manner by the conservancy. We used a mixed methods approach to assess community members' perceptions on trophy hunting, the benefits it generates, whether it was “good” or “bad”, and how they would respond if trophy hunting were halted. 91% stated they were not in favour of a ban on trophy hunting, and only 11% of respondents would support wildlife on communal lands if a ban were in fact enacted. Most respondents (90%) were happy with trophy hunting occurring on communal lands due to the benefits it provides. These responses were consistent across respondent demographic categories, although those who stand to lose the most (i.e., those employed by or managing a conservancy), viewed trophy hunting in an even more favourable light. Our results suggest that in Namibia, a trophy hunting ban would be viewed very poorly by conservancy residents, and would seriously weaken their support for wildlife conservation. The imposition of trophy hunting policies by countries far from where rural land managers are conserving wildlife would not only restrict communities' livelihood options, but may have perverse, negative impacts on wildlife conservation.

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当地对纳米比亚公共土地上的战利品狩猎的看法

摘要 非洲的奖杯狩猎目前正面临压力，因为一些国家正在探索各种旨在制止西方发达国家许多人认为令人不快或不道德的活动的政策。然而，在关于战利品狩猎政策的辩论中，当地社区的声音基本上没有被听到，他们在许多情况下允许野生动物在他们控制的土地上生存，因为他们从中获得了有形的利益。在这里，我们报告了对来自 32 个社区保护区的 160 名纳米比亚农村居民的机会主义调查，这些保护区从野生动物的用途（包括奖杯狩猎）中产生了不同程度的生计效益。这些社区成员中约有四分之三以某种方式受雇于保护区。我们使用混合方法来评估社区成员的 对战利品狩猎的看法，它产生的好处，是“好”还是“坏”，以及如果战利品狩猎停止，他们将如何应对。91% 的人表示他们不赞成禁止狩猎战利品，如果真的颁布禁令，只有 11% 的受访者会支持公共土地上的野生动物。大多数受访者 (90%) 对在公共土地上进行战利品狩猎感到满意，因为它提供了好处。这些响应在受访者人口统计类别中是一致的，尽管那些损失最大的人（即，受雇于或管理保护区的人）以更加有利的眼光看待战利品狩猎。我们的研究结果表明，在纳米比亚，保护区居民对禁止狩猎战利品的看法非常差，并会严重削弱他们对野生动物保护的支持。