hunting
Why do hunters hunt – really? There has been a lot of anti hunting sentiment in the media, & I get it. The sight of an animal that is roaming majestic & proud lifts the spirit & makes the world seem right somehow. They are beautiful, awe-inspiring & remind us of an earlier world. A
We killed snakes in Africa in the 1960’s, many still do. Now, many of us know that the ecosystem is fragile & snakes have had a bad press, but things were simpler back then. Today, we might feel a twinge of guilt if we kill a snake. If we kill it because it’s about to
Should we ban trophy hunting in Zimbabwe? In a recent CNBC article by Zack Guzman, published this week, there are concerns that a knee jerk ban on trophy hunting could be detrimental to the Zimbabwean economy. The article quotes Amy Dickman, a researcher with WILDCRU, the team that were studying Cecil the lion along with other
It could be time that laws were changed to allow powers for wildlife officers to shoot poachers. Kapamba Kombe told newsmen that ZAWA has requested extra powers from parliament because the game parks are like war zones, and officers have been charged for returning fire – According to a report in NGR Guardian News. Previous