I think hunting is fine, but I don't like poaching, where animals are hunted illegally.
how is hunting any different from poaching?
Poaching started the same; it was impoverished peasants who needed diet supplements.
Where is poaching an active practice?
Africa and Asia, for starters.  The ivory trade caused the useless deaths of elephants.
What happens if a licensed hunter kills an endangered species? does he get to go free?
Ivory trade
The ivory trade is the commercial, often illegal trade in the ivory tusks of the hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, mammoth, and most commonly, African and Asian elephants.
Ivory has been traded for hundreds of years by people in regions such as Greenland, Alaska, and Siberia. The trade, in more recent times, has led to endangerment of species, resulting in restrictions and bans. Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys and other decorative items because of the white color it presents when processed
poaching sites. RhODIS cross-references the DNA as it searches for matches; if a match is found, it is used to track down the poachers.
Another initiative that seeks to protect Africa's elephant populations from poaching activities is the Tanzanian organization Africa's Wildlife Trust. Hunting for ivory was banned in 1989, but poaching of elephants continues in many parts of Africa stricken by economic decline.The International Anti-Poaching Foundation has a structured military-like approach to conservation, employing tactics and technology generally reserved for the