the hunting community has regularly held out one place as the gold standard for
out one place as the gold standard for
out one place as the gold standard for trophy hunting a place they say big-game
trophy hunting a place they say big-game
trophy hunting a place they say big-game hunting is honest and killing saves
hunting is honest and killing saves
hunting is honest and killing saves lives
lives
lives I set my coordinates for southern
I set my coordinates for southern
I set my coordinates for southern Zimbabwe the same country where Cecil
Zimbabwe the same country where Cecil
Zimbabwe the same country where Cecil was shot and killed not long ago
was shot and killed not long ago
was shot and killed not long ago according to a safari club international
according to a safari club international
according to a safari club international study more than 18,000 hunters from
study more than 18,000 hunters from
study more than 18,000 hunters from around the world spend upwards of three
around the world spend upwards of three
around the world spend upwards of three hundred and twenty-five million dollars
hundred and twenty-five million dollars
hundred and twenty-five million dollars on hunting in Africa yearly these are
on hunting in Africa yearly these are
on hunting in Africa yearly these are some of the most iconic animals on the
some of the most iconic animals on the
some of the most iconic animals on the planet so seeing them shot may be
planet so seeing them shot may be
planet so seeing them shot may be difficult for me and more difficult is
difficult for me and more difficult is
difficult for me and more difficult is likely to be hanging around the actual
likely to be hanging around the actual
likely to be hanging around the actual people who chosen to bring tens of
people who chosen to bring tens of
people who chosen to bring tens of thousands of dollars to kill animals
thousands of dollars to kill animals
thousands of dollars to kill animals here and bring them back as trophies
ooby Valley Conservancy is a massive
ooby Valley Conservancy is a massive privately owned area they invited me to
privately owned area they invited me to
privately owned area they invited me to observe a trophy hunt where I would meet
observe a trophy hunt where I would meet
observe a trophy hunt where I would meet their team to better understand
their team to better understand
their team to better understand conservation through the eyes of a
conservation through the eyes of a
conservation through the eyes of a hunter
at boobie Valley trophy hunters have a
at boobie Valley trophy hunters have a menu of animals to choose from the price
menu of animals to choose from the price
menu of animals to choose from the price for a zebra giraffe hunt is
for a zebra giraffe hunt is
for a zebra giraffe hunt is approximately eight thousand dollars a
approximately eight thousand dollars a
approximately eight thousand dollars a cape buffalo hunt runs twenty thousand
cape buffalo hunt runs twenty thousand
cape buffalo hunt runs twenty thousand dollars a leopard hunt can cost as much
dollars a leopard hunt can cost as much
dollars a leopard hunt can cost as much as twenty eight thousand dollars that a
as twenty eight thousand dollars that a
as twenty eight thousand dollars that a lion hunt costs $100,000 per cat it is
lion hunt costs $100,000 per cat it is
lion hunt costs $100,000 per cat it is because of this money that outfits like
because of this money that outfits like
because of this money that outfits like booby Valley claim they pay back into a
booby Valley claim they pay back into a
booby Valley claim they pay back into a conservation system what are we looking
conservation system what are we looking
conservation system what are we looking for
for
for came here primarily for fur cape buffalo
came here primarily for fur cape buffalo
came here primarily for fur cape buffalo and eelain and kudu mm-hmm what made you
and eelain and kudu mm-hmm what made you
and eelain and kudu mm-hmm what made you choose those three and I just got
choose those three and I just got
choose those three and I just got another marine core it’s about 33 years
another marine core it’s about 33 years
another marine core it’s about 33 years old you saw out of Africa and the big
old you saw out of Africa and the big
old you saw out of Africa and the big cape buffalo herds that they had and
cape buffalo herds that they had and
cape buffalo herds that they had and look at those so it’s been a long
look at those so it’s been a long
look at those so it’s been a long pursuit I mean my god half my life I’m
pursuit I mean my god half my life I’m
pursuit I mean my god half my life I’m finally here there’s a lot of lines in
finally here there’s a lot of lines in
finally here there’s a lot of lines in this area okay okay so you want to take
this area okay okay so you want to take
this area okay okay so you want to take a leak or anything like that don’t go
a leak or anything like that don’t go
a leak or anything like that don’t go wandering off you don’t have to warn me
wandering off you don’t have to warn me
wandering off you don’t have to warn me twice way too many you know we put two
twice way too many you know we put two
twice way too many you know we put two send 200 lines any way anybody wants
send 200 lines any way anybody wants
send 200 lines any way anybody wants them had that same who say photonic what
them had that same who say photonic what
them had that same who say photonic what would give him there no takers
would give him there no takers
would give him there no takers but BBC clearly didn’t do all they could
but BBC clearly didn’t do all they could
but BBC clearly didn’t do all they could to find a home for the Lions they gave
to find a home for the Lions they gave
to find a home for the Lions they gave an interview for a British newspaper and
an interview for a British newspaper and
an interview for a British newspaper and sent out a couple of emails but I can’t
sent out a couple of emails but I can’t
sent out a couple of emails but I can’t conclude their outreach was exhaustive
conclude their outreach was exhaustive
conclude their outreach was exhaustive blondie Latham general manager booby
blondie Latham general manager booby
blondie Latham general manager booby Valley thinks about conservation in
Valley thinks about conservation in
Valley thinks about conservation in different terms land how much land do
different terms land how much land do
different terms land how much land do it’s about 3,200 square kilometers so
it’s about 3,200 square kilometers so
it’s about 3,200 square kilometers so the size of maybe Rhode Island in the
the size of maybe Rhode Island in the
the size of maybe Rhode Island in the United States a whole state
United States a whole state
United States a whole state that’s what
that’s what
that’s what before it was a hunting Conservancy
before it was a hunting Conservancy
before it was a hunting Conservancy booby Valley was a cattle ranch and
booby Valley was a cattle ranch and
booby Valley was a cattle ranch and Wildlife was denied access to the land
Wildlife was denied access to the land
Wildlife was denied access to the land branching nearly pushed the endemic
branching nearly pushed the endemic
branching nearly pushed the endemic animal populations to the brink until
animal populations to the brink until
animal populations to the brink until the Conservancy came in and reintroduced
the Conservancy came in and reintroduced
the Conservancy came in and reintroduced the native wildlife about ten years into
the native wildlife about ten years into
the native wildlife about ten years into the Conservancy we had enough animals
the Conservancy we had enough animals
the Conservancy we had enough animals that we could take the hunting actually
that we could take the hunting actually
that we could take the hunting actually covered all of the running costs
covered all of the running costs
covered all of the running costs Americans looking at this and saying you
Americans looking at this and saying you
Americans looking at this and saying you know what I’m against hunting why should
know what I’m against hunting why should
know what I’m against hunting why should you be permitted in a world where lions
you be permitted in a world where lions
you be permitted in a world where lions are diminishing to continue to hunt
are diminishing to continue to hunt
are diminishing to continue to hunt lions if we don’t hunt line we wouldn’t
lions if we don’t hunt line we wouldn’t
lions if we don’t hunt line we wouldn’t have an EV line you’ve got 850,000 acres
have an EV line you’ve got 850,000 acres
have an EV line you’ve got 850,000 acres dedicated to wildlife one of the highest
dedicated to wildlife one of the highest
dedicated to wildlife one of the highest lying densities it is funded by hunting
lying densities it is funded by hunting
lying densities it is funded by hunting you take away the hunting there is no
you take away the hunting there is no
you take away the hunting there is no alternative way of funding an operation
alternative way of funding an operation
alternative way of funding an operation this size it would have to revert back
this size it would have to revert back
this size it would have to revert back to cattle then it will be more
to cattle then it will be more
to cattle then it will be more vulnerable for resettlement so does it’s
vulnerable for resettlement so does it’s
vulnerable for resettlement so does it’s a no brainer
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