Green hunting

Green hunting or eco-hunting is the practice of hunting game animals with tranquiliser dart guns^[1][2] and the subsequent release of the live animals. Green hunting would typically be performed when tranquilisation of the animal is necessary for veterinary or monitoring purposes,^[3] or when animals are to be translocated.^[2] Green hunting has been advocated as a conservation-minded alternative to destructive hunting.^[4][5] However, criticism has sprung up over the possibility that in the interest of generating revenue, particular animals may undergo tranquilisation too frequently, with a case alleged where tranquilisation occurred once every two weeks,^[6] and the suggestion that this may be traumatising to the animals,^[7] with consequences poorly studied.^[6]

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