RINO's are just fat Unicorns.
I cannot understand how someone gets excitement out of killing such an animal.
From the article: “The only rhinos selected for the hunts are old ones that no longer breed and that pose a threat to younger rhinos.”
I don’t either, but it is smart to raise money off of this guy.
They would have killed the animal regardless.
Animals die of old age, I don’t see why there isn’t hunting of endangered species everywhere using extreme controls on the hunt.
“I think people have a problem just with the fact that I like to hunt... I want to see the black rhino as abundant as it can be. I believe in the survival of the species.”
And now fewer people will have the opportunity to see one.
I would imagine that most of that money goes to pay game wardens and to maintain wildlife parks. Poaching is a big problem in Africa.
Idiot couldn’t even make a one shot kill. Disgusting. Nobody should be hunting these critters until their numbers are replenished.
Further on they mention the trade in rhino horns for “traditional Asian medicine”. Those people eat nearly anything as “traditional medicine “.
I like to shoot and agree with you entirely.
Somehow, it’s always Texas...
“I think people have a problem just with the fact that I like to hunt... I want to see the black rhino as abundant as it can be.
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So he can shoot it.
All his blather about “survival of the species” was just that, blather. I'm guessing he would have gone on that hunt regardless of where his fee money went.
I love my guns but articles like this disgust me. How could anyone consider this “sporting”?
My guess is, you actually have spent very little time in ‘the wild.”
The excitement was not in killing it, it was in hunting it. You need to spend some time with the classics, and then get out of your cement jungle.
Try Moby Dick, or Heart of Darkness.
So five non breeding over the hill bulls are scheduled to be removed from the existing herd and the reason given is the danger they pose to the younger breeding bulls. The opportunity to take one of these bulls was auctioned off with one of the winners being thew fellow from Texas. The money generated from that auction goes to support not just the future of the herd it’self but also to the tribes that live within that region. They could have just shot the damn thing and left it lay for the scavengers but they didn’t.
Here’s an article on how it is believed the free market can help endangered species:
https://mises.org/library/endangered-species-private-property-and-american-bison
Clearly what they do now does not work.
Here’s a WEB page of a person who is anti-hunting and believes God should kill us all and preserve the earth for animals as well as advocating death for hunters in other ways:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/STOP-Trophy-Hunting-NOW/136918922995288
Be careful who you side with on this one. The anti trophy crowd is strongly linked to environmentalism. Both of these movements are socialism by another name. It’s the rhino today and the tit mouse tomorrow; regardless, you pay and lose control of your property, your life, your money, your country.
If the $350 K goes to hire guards to protect other, breeding age rhinos, it’s not so bad. Without guards, every rhino ends up as Chinese medicine or a dagger handle in the Emirates.
The Namibians would have killed him anyways, but this way they get funds to further help the Rhinos survive.
Win-Win.
Hunters pay 99.99% of the cost of preserving endangered species and the restoration of most others.
Deer, bears, ducks, turtles, Mtn Lions, turkeys, Bison, Antelope, elk, Quail, etc etc all are plentiful in NA because of the monies paid by hunters to conserve.
Most African species that are at risk are not due to hunting, but rather eating. Poaching for “medicinal” purposes continues to b a major factor in the slow or neutral/negative growth of certain species ( Rhino), but is remains that hunting thee as well provides nearly all of the funds to manage the critters in the fields.
Kill eat conserve all go hand in had. Just because you don’t like it does not make it your issue. Come on, I thought I was on FR, not DKOS.
facts, not feelings, right?
Now, if they had a program where somebody could pay to hunt poachers, think how many liberals would sign up to protect God’s creatures....
U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Service -- International Affairs
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Q: Why is the Service issuing permits for the import of a black rhino sport-hunted trophy?
A: Namibia implements a science-based management strategy for black rhinos that outlines clear goals and objectives for conservation of the country’s black rhino population. In 2003, Namibia instituted the Black Rhino Conservation Strategy for Namibia with specific management goals in the areas of range expansion, biological management, protection, policy and legislative framework, capacity-building and sustainability. As part of this strategy, Namibia authorized an annual harvest of up to five male black rhinos. The removal of limited numbers of males has been shown to stimulate population growth in some areas. Removing specific individuals from a population can result in reduced male fighting, shorter calving intervals, and reduced juvenile mortality. All known black rhinos in Namibia are ear-notched to assist in identification and monitoring. This ear-notching system makes it possible for the Namibian government to select specific individuals for culling based on age, reproductive status and other factors that may contribute to the overall health of the population.
Further, the Namibian government requires a significant contribution to the Game Products Trust Fund (GPTF) for any sport hunting of black rhino to ensure revenue is directed toward conservation. Money accrued from trophy hunting of black rhinos has been used to fund annual black rhino counts, improve rhino crime investigation and prosecution, and ensure the traceability of all rhino horn owned by Namibia.Q: Is the Service concerned that the issuance of these permits will prompt a flood of additional applications?
A: The Service has received four applications to date, three for rhinos from Namibia – one of which was issued in April 2013 and two others that are being issued in April 2015 – and one from South Africa, which was withdrawn. Although we anticipate receiving additional applications now that we have issued permits, the Service can issue only up to 10 import permits annually (five each for Namibia and South Africa), since this would be the maximum number of exports that could be made under South Africa’s and Namibia’s CITES-approved quota. However, we have not determined whether imports from South Africa would meet the requirements for import under the ESA and CITES.
In addition, although we have issued one permit for an import from Namibia and intend to issue two others, we have not determined that all such imports could be authorized. The review of any future applications will be based on the eligibility of the applicant, biological data of the specific black rhino being hunted, as well as any new information available at the time the application is received.Q: How many import permits has the United States issued for black rhino sport-hunted trophies?
A: The On March 26, 2015, the Service announced its intention to issue two permits for the import of a sport-hunted black rhinoceros trophy. The Service also issued one permit for the import of a sport-hunted black rhinoceros trophy in April 2013. Upon issuance of the April 2015 permits, three permits will have been issued.
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