Intelligence Squared debate: Do hunters conserve wildlife?

The Black family caught two deer.
The Black family from Amboy, Lake Crystal, Mapleton and Lewisville gather every year in rural Amboy, Minn. for the deer hunting opener.
Jackson Forderer for MPR News

Funds raised from hunting permits contribute to wildlife conservation efforts in the US and abroad. Is hunting a humane way to maintain equilibrium and habitats, or are there better alternatives? The Intelligence Squared debate motion is: Hunters conserve wildlife.

FOR: Anthony Licita of Field & Stream and Catherine Semcer of Humanitarian Operations Protecting Elephants.

AGAINST: Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society of the US and Adam Roberts of Born Free USA.