The schemes encourage hunters to be picky, passing up smaller males in search of those with the biggest antlers or the largest tusks or the most beautiful manes, so the creature can be stuffed and displayed on a wall.
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This unnatural selection, a practice that dates back decades and more to hunters like Teddy Roosevelt who sought trophy animals before there were restrictions, is forcing “reverse evolution,” according to a recent article in Newsweek…
It’s not just about subtracting the biggest beasts from the equation. The populations actually evolve as genes are removed from the pool.
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