Big Game Trophy Hunting Continuously in the Spotlight

Another American huntress has caused worldwide outrage with her social media posts and brought attention to the subject of big game trophy hunting. One could say that they do this on purpose. Of course, that’s what they want. Social media is their best tool to get us angry and, strange as it may sound, they are looking for publicity in order to gain the fame and notoriety they desire.

This time, the culprit is a Kentucky woman named Tess Thompson Talley. She stated:

“My prayers for my once-in-a-lifetime dream hunt came true today.” I stalked this black giraffe for a long time after I spotted him. I knew it was him. He was 18 years old and weighed 4,000 pounds. I was lucky to be able get 2,000 pounds of meat from him.

They are aware that what they are doing is legal and they have the support of many wildlife experts, conservationists and scientists. Many people are beginning to see that hunting animals for money can help pay for their habitat and protection in the long run.

Dr Craig Packer is an American professor who has a passion for conserving the lions. He stated that: “Trophy hunting needs lions just as much trophy hunting does”. According to him, their long-term existence depends on money.

“Trophy hunting does not harm lion populations if the hunters are careful to wait until the males have matured and the cubs have been safely raised before harvesting them. Cedric’s dentist was not entirely to blame. He was just unlucky. “Trophy hunters are not angels. But they control four times more lion habitat than is protected by national parks in Africa. And 80% of all the lions in the world that are left are in their hands.”

It is evident that the economies of countries like Namibia and South Africa, as well as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Tanzania, are greatly benefited. The advocates are quick to note that encouraging “hunting farms” encourages wildlife and natural habitat, and does not use it for livestock. This benefits conservation.

You can find yourself sharing a dinner table with hunters that have just killed an animal you went on safari to see.

The number of hunting farms is increasing. These are shooting galleries with semi-tame animals, which are easy to track and shoot. These farms serve two purposes: they are ‘private reserves,’ and provide luxury safari accommodations for tourists. In these places, you may find yourself sharing a dinner table with hunters that have just killed an animal you were hoping to see on safari.

Cedric, the lion from Zimbabwe has been a topic of intense debate in recent years. A trophy hunter paid US$35,000 for the right to kill him. He shot it with an arrow and tracked him for hours before finally shooting it dead. This story was so popular because the lion was named, making it personal for us. He also wore a tracker collar to allow an Oxford University team to follow him.

He didn’t know the lion had a popular name and was well-known, or he would not have shot it.

The dentist from the United States, who was responsible for this outrage, apologized. He claimed that he did not know the lion had a nickname and was popular, or he would have never shot it. He was being absurd in his apology, claiming that he would have shot a semi-tame nameless lion if he had known it was a celebrity. This is actually true.

It is interesting to note that many of these hunters are from North America, probably because they have a strong gun culture and are tired of shooting bears and coyotes in their own region.

As with game birds, there are thousands if not hundreds of animals that are bred to be shot as sport and for pleasure. In Africa, big-game hunting has become a big business. Hunters pay astronomical sums for the opportunity to take down ‘trophy animals’ so they can use their heads and other body parts to decorate the home.

” All I’ve done was legal. How can you blame someone for their hobbies?”Sabrina Corgatelli is another ‘celebrated hunter’.

In the current climate, big game hunting is unlikely to be eliminated as so many contradictory messages are coming from those who should be fighting against it.

It seems wrong to breed ‘wild’ creatures to order just to shoot them to raise money to conserve others. If this is the future of the wildlife on the planet, as it appears to be, then I wonder if it’s worth saving animals for future generations.