Avoid zebra and other exotic meats
According to scientists at the South African University of Stellenbosch, plains zebras could be a "valuable" source of protein for the country.
Zebra meat as a food source?
Researchers have presented data showing that zebra meat is lean. The recommendation to add zebras to the menu comes at a time when South Africa's new game meat strategy is being finalised.
Zebras are not commonly eaten in South Africa at present, although the animals are frequently hunted. Most are killed for their distinctive hides.
The term “exotic meat” refers to food derived from unusual and often endangered animal species. Captive breeding and the intensive, profit-driven keeping of wild animals in South Africa often undermines conservation efforts and has negative impacts on biodiversity.
Plains zebras are classified as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The population is steadily declining. More on the topic of species conservation.
Growing awareness of plant-based foods
A study shows growing interest in a meat-free diet. According to the study, 66 percent of South Africans are interested in trying plant-based meat alternatives.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In our dossiers on recreational hunting gather fact-checks, analyses and background reports. What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
