Because of the albinos maladaptive traits, most of the hunters say there is no biological value in protecting them,....but then there is also the argument for the benefits of their aesthetic beauty that is so extraordinary. It should be a misdemeanor to harvest one. We know all about the science of recessive genes and the necessary fitness of the herd. Someday they could dissppear off the radar and fade from existence.
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