I think another point to consider when we talk about game farms is the contribution some (not all) make to the presevation of some species and sometimes animals from these private preserves are actually used in restocking efforts for endangered game animals in national parks and wildlife refuges.
There was a very good segement on 60 minutes debating this very issue with the scimtar horned oryx.
It's basically extinct in the wild but in Texas over 10,000 of them live on game farms and the ranchers actually donated (maybe sold) some of their stock for reintroduction efforts.
The white rhino in South Africa would be another fine example.
Many of these places are also very useful reservoirs of knowledge when it comes to husbandry and veterinary health of these animals, which can be invaluable knowledge for conservation efforts of their wild brethren.
I think another point to consider when we talk about game farms is the contribution some (not all) make to the presevation of some species and sometimes animals from these private preserves are actually used in restocking efforts for endangered game animals in national parks and wildlife refuges.
There was a very good segement on 60 minutes debating this very issue with the scimtar horned oryx.
It's basically extinct in the wild but in Texas over 10,000 of them live on game farms and the ranchers actually donated (maybe sold) some of their stock for reintroduction efforts.
The white rhino in South Africa would be another fine example.
Many of these places are also very useful reservoirs of knowledge when it comes to husbandry and veterinary health of these animals, which can be invaluable knowledge for conservation efforts of their wild brethren.
Most definitely there can be and are good that come from these farms. Albeit controversial no doubt.
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