value to ensure their survival. >> we can't make an individual animal live forever but we can preserve a species for as long as we can. as long as humanly possible. as long as we have an environment through the sustainable use. >> reporter: trophy hunters like to say that they spend more money than anyone to help protect animals around the world. but critics question whether countries that promote trophy hunts manage that money properly. >> it benefits governments, and i think it benefits the companies that put on these hunts. but that's it. it doesn't benefit the people. it certainly doesn't benefit the animals that they're killing. >> reporter: back on the ox ranch jason molitor says for him the issue is simple. >> everybody can sit in their high-rise apartment in the middle of the city and say you shouldn't hunt this animal. but what are they doing to save that animal? >> reporter: but for the critics trophy hunting remains a barbaric blood sport. ed lavandera, cnn, yuvalde