WILDLIFE CATEGORIZED as “VERMIN”: Analysis of the Wildlife Management Practices in the USA and Its Ecological Implications on Natural Ecosystems

Abstract This article emphasizes that contrary to widespread belief, indiscriminate hunting is neither a preventative nor a remedial method in reducing man–animal conflict situations. It highlights that hunting wildlife is not a sustainable or even a sound solution to man–animal conflict situations; mainly the article analyses the misaligned role played by the US regulatory bodies who seem to have lost touch with their respective statutory enactments’ principles and ideological goals. Like addressing the need for mitigating man–animal conflict situations without compromising on wildlife conservation and nature preservation.