Posted on 12/31/2015 12:34:52 PM PST by presidio9
President Obama's mid-December move to protect African lions as endangered species will effectively end "canned" hunts for the king of the forest since nearly nine of every 10 killed is taken by an American, according to new data released by the Humane Society of the United States.
The analysis found the trophies of 719 African lions were imported into the United States in 2014. Of those, 620 came from South Africa, and of those, well more than half, 366, were killed in captive hunts.
Overall, HSUS said, 425 trophies from captive hunts were taken in 2014, meaning nearly 90 percent were taken by Americans.
The new analysis provided to Secrets by the Humane Society of the United States focused only on lions killed in so-called "canned hunts," where the hunt takes place in huge, fenced-in parks for up to $20,000. But it also gives a good indication of the percentage of Americans versus others involved in wild hunting.
The administration on December 21 listed lions in central and West Africa as endangered. Under that rule, virtually no lion or lion part from that region can be imported. Hunters in other regions will have to prove that they killed legally.
As part of the endangered species ruling, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service indicated that it would ban canned hunts, one of several pro-animal victories HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle can crow about this year.
"The federal action to place African lions on the list of threatened and endangered species could and should cripple the canned lion hunting industry in South Africa, given that American account for nearly 9 of every 10 kills at these despicable, deplorable facilities," he said.
More than half of the lion trophy imports from Africa into the United States are from canned hunts, according to the International Humane Society.
The administration's action came after Minnesota dentist Walter J. Palmer killed a noted lion named Cecil in the wild in Africa. A national uproar followed, helping to galvanize the issue.
What are the odds that the number of lions in the wild dwindle?
They hate the hunt while ignoring its benefit.
This will end the process of converting native people to protectors of these magnificent animals for controlled hunts providing substantial income to wholesale slaughter of the species for bush meat. Congrats witless One. You have destroyed the lion population with one stupid act.
#cecilslifemattered...
Imagine Bwana Baraq pn a Big Game Hunt,,,
Obama can not stop anybody from hunting anything in South Africa. I know that is hard to believe but the dictators powers are limited internationally.
“14. African Lions. Although lions typically desire animals with more meat than humans they actually kill around 70 people each year.”
And look out for #17 - The American Holstein Cow!
http://www.sliptalk.com/top-25-killers/
Notice how no responsibility is placed on the various African governments for protecting their own wildlife.
Cecil died because of Mugabe’s corrupt regime caring solely about plunder.
That’s just what will happen. Never let reason get in the way of emotionalism though.
Reading this article, one is led to believe most of South Africa is fenced in.
Hopefully, this will end as well as the Cuban ‘embargo’.
Game wardens put a stop to canned hunts of even exotic species of deer on game ranches around here-that is not “hunting” in any sense and it is animal cruelty, period. If someone doesn’t have the cojones to hunt an animal-any animal-on its own turf, then they don’t need to hunt at all...
The reason there are huntable numbers in certain sub Saharan countries is because those countries have permitted hunting and those nations receive millions in fees for access to hunting said game. Because those species have had a value put on them, they are protected by those nations and poachers are treated as vile criminals and shot on sight in certain situations.
The best thing for those species is hunting.
From TIME, of all places
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Who’s Really Responsible for the Killing of Zimbabwe’s Lions and Other Wildlife?
http://time.com/3976344/cecil-lion-zimbabwe-walter-palmer/
Until 2000 Zimbabwe had a successful wildlife-management program, with many big-game animals flourishing. But by 2003, a staggering 80% of the animals that had lived on Zimbabwean safari camps (which employed firm quotas to regulate animal population sizes) had died. By 2007, there were only 14 private game farms in the country, compared with 620 prior to the land seizures of 2000, according to a National Geographic report. With the protection of private game reserves nearly nonexistent, once abundant wildlife began dying off, hunted by desperate farmers with no other options for sustenance.
Good TIME article in post #15
It's not mainly about the bush meat. It's about not getting attacked by lions. It's not a coincidence that in the civilized regions of the world, large wild mammals (including lions - and I don't mean mountain lions) have mostly been wiped out. They're fun to watch from a distance or behind a stout barrier, as long as they're nowhere near the observers on a day-to-day basis. I suspect Africans wouldn't be particularly perturbed if all of their lions were exported to North America to make up for the extinction of the American lion. I doubt, however, that most Americans would welcome the presence of such a large predator on hiking trails and in suburban areas.
is this an over reaction to the media pushing the Cecil the lion story????
Without foreigners on hunting safaris, large wild mammals are dangerous pests. It's no accident that lions, which once thrived all over the globe, have been hunted to extinction in most civilized regions. No one wants to roll the dice with his life on a daily basis.
Judging from the way folks in my neighborhood respond to a small bobcat walking around, I have no doubt you are right.
Half of them want to call in an orbital nuclear strike when they see a grass snake.
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