Re: RIP Cecil the lion
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:01 am
Per Confessor's Snopes Source-The "Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force"-Remember this is the guy that ginned up the false Jericho story-to keep the strory alive.
My outfitter Russ Broom posted the following to their FB page and his own.
>>>Recently there have been a number of anti hunting groups that really have gone beyond constructive criticism of the hunting industry. I have asked a few simple questions of Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force.
I would like to know from the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force who claim to be a non profit organization a couple of things namely
Where do they get their funding and what do they do with this funding?
Would they mind publishing a set of accounts ?
As ZCTF is set on closing hunting do they have a plan for an anti poaching operation outside The National Parks ?
Do they have a plan for land utilization for the hundreds of thousands of hectares of land outside the Parks ?
Do they have a plan for funding for the community that benefits from hunting outside the Park?
Are they prepared to build schools and fund the education of the community youth that live adjacent to the National Parks?
Because unless they are prepared to answer yes to all the above questions how can they question hunting because that's what hunting operators do outside the Park.<<<<
This Broom post covers many of the same points that were the core of my "They Want to Eat Meat" thread.
I also liked this "Reply" to the Broom post.
>>Revenue from hunting is the only money many rural communities receive. Take that away and the animals will
no longer have any economic value. This is especially true
for the big cats and the elephants. Conflicts with farmers will
result in indiscriminate killing of many more animals than
selective trophy hunting which concentrates on old males and
thus does not significantly impact populations. Farmers and
poachers will kill all including females and young.<<
My outfitter Russ Broom posted the following to their FB page and his own.
>>>Recently there have been a number of anti hunting groups that really have gone beyond constructive criticism of the hunting industry. I have asked a few simple questions of Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force.
I would like to know from the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force who claim to be a non profit organization a couple of things namely
Where do they get their funding and what do they do with this funding?
Would they mind publishing a set of accounts ?
As ZCTF is set on closing hunting do they have a plan for an anti poaching operation outside The National Parks ?
Do they have a plan for land utilization for the hundreds of thousands of hectares of land outside the Parks ?
Do they have a plan for funding for the community that benefits from hunting outside the Park?
Are they prepared to build schools and fund the education of the community youth that live adjacent to the National Parks?
Because unless they are prepared to answer yes to all the above questions how can they question hunting because that's what hunting operators do outside the Park.<<<<
This Broom post covers many of the same points that were the core of my "They Want to Eat Meat" thread.
I also liked this "Reply" to the Broom post.
>>Revenue from hunting is the only money many rural communities receive. Take that away and the animals will
no longer have any economic value. This is especially true
for the big cats and the elephants. Conflicts with farmers will
result in indiscriminate killing of many more animals than
selective trophy hunting which concentrates on old males and
thus does not significantly impact populations. Farmers and
poachers will kill all including females and young.<<