“They are going there for sport, with little understanding of the government they are helping to support.”
You sound like a Lib. Perhaps you’re on the wrong site. You might want to check out DU. Big Game Hunters are extremely well aware of the Politics and the dangers of where they plan to hunt. We research extensively the political situation and terrorism in the area and are warier of Politicians and Terrorism than the vast majority of people. Those factors are viewed as more dangerous than the wild game we plan to hunt.
The bottom line is, the money we spend benefits the local villages in ways that their own gov’t could or will never do. The animals culled are beyond breeding age so, there’s no threat to the breeding stock. And, the profits pay for anti-Poaching efforts. It is a win-win across the board. Whether you acknowledge it or not.
No, I don’t acknowledge it. And I’m not concerned about YOUR danger, but about your potential influence.
You seem to be concerned with rich hunters’ own protection against the ‘politics and dangers’ of the country.
But when you are dealing with a government like that, you have no idea where your money is going , and for whom or what cause it actually aids - no matter how ‘safe’ you might be, while enjoying yourself.
Again, you seem to care about your own sport, protection and safety, with little respect for the possible ramifications of your actions to the country and people your ‘vanity’ convinces that you are ‘helping’.
Zimbabwe isn’t a place where I’d want to spend my own discretionary funds.