Neo-colonialism and greed: Africans’ views on trophy hunting in social media

Key Points:

• Interestingly, trophy hunting was not objectionable from an animal rights perspective, but as a consequence of its complex historical and postcolonial associations.
• Criticism was directed at African politicians who were perceived as allowing wildlife exploitation to satisfy their own greed. 
• The dominant pattern was resentment towards what was viewed as the neo-colonial character of trophy hunting, in the way it privileges Western elites in accessing Africa’s wildlife resources.