Hunters Helping the Environment

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This paper argues that sportsmen are vital for the control of wild animal populations and contribute more to conservation of wild animals than anyone else. The writer brings evidence that because agencies, such as the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), and federal taxes, such as the Pittman-Robertson Act, endangered species are being protected, and sportsmen are preserving the environment for future generations.

Contents
Introduction
Hunting and Fishing are Positive Ways to Manage Wildlife Populations
Sportsmen Often Contribute More to Conservation than Non-sportsmen
Conclusion

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"Due to the evolution of man and the wide availability of food to people in America, hunting is no longer a necessity for life. Man has also developed a sense of caring and compassion for creatures other than themselves. However, due to the expansion of human cities and towns, wild animals are being forced into smaller and smaller areas, which creates competition for food and for space. Thanks to the development of Wildlife Management Areas, or WMA's, wild animals can roam free and not have to compete for space and food. WMA's were created because people who didn't regularly see much wildlife and people who really cared for the wildlife wanted a way to preserve some of the wilderness out of care for the animals and for the enjoyment of other people. Local and state governments usually control WMA's although there are private plots of land usually owned and controlled by farmers that serve as Wildlife Management Areas as well. Many people argue that since WMA's are intended to protect the animals, then hunting should not be allowed inside an area designated as a WMA. However, over the last 100 years, it has been proven that some hunting is necessary to maintain healthy populations within the WMA's. The management areas, overall, are pretty small areas of land. Just like the way that we can only have so many people living in one area before things become competitive and the government has to step in, we must have a way to control the animal populations inside the WMA's. The most humane way of doing so is by allowing hunters into the WMA's to take a controlled number of specific animals."

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