Comments on: Should Trophy Hunting of Lions Be Banned?

By: Shlls

Shlls — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:52:41 +0000

I would LOVE nothing more than to sit down with a so called “man” who is a lion hunter and ask them what kind of satisfaction they get from shooting a lion. Does it make them feel more like a man? Because they hide behind a gun? ???

I would love to see them go head to head with a lion with NO GUN – bare hands. I’ll break out the popcorn for that one.

By: Carmen Berdan

Carmen Berdan — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:36:32 +0000

No animal lover should travel to countries allowing hunting of lions. Cat lovers unite, let’s go to Kenya and boycott countries where hunting for fun is allowed.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:45:39 +0000

There is no justification whatsoever for killing lions – or any other threatened animal for that matter – in the name of sport/fun. The revenue generated is negligible and only short-lived considering that the practice can easily wipe out their population. And knowing the levels of corruption in most African countries, most of the revenue generated from sport hunting benefits only a few powerful individuals, not the larger society.

Photographic safaris are more sustainable and beneficial to everyone – more employment opportunities, long term viability, etc. If the main concern is conservation and population control, governments and conservation agencies can work together to relocate lions from areas where they are overpopulated to other areas where they are needed and where they can survive and thrive, if they have the will and desire. It can be done, and has been done in the past, even though at a small scale. e.g the recent re-introduction of lions to the Majete reserve in Malawi.

By: Robert DiPietro

Robert DiPietro — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:17:55 +0000

I don’t see a problem with hunting as long as the humans play by the same rules as the animals: you only bring to the table what nature gave you. So, for the humans: a supposedly superior intellect. And for the lions: teeth, claws, speed, and muscle.

By: Gigi Lewis

Gigi Lewis — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:55:26 +0000

Complaining against trophy hunting is not enough. Let’s have some feasible suggestions of how we can turn the tide and find another exciting use for trophy hunters’ guns, without killing the animals. Perhaps, they may be trained to help rangers dart the animals and if they succeed, they could take home an artificial replica trophy of their “kill”. Surely, being able to boast at home that they have been influential in the preservation of wildlife rather than reducing it, must be much more appealing to some of their friends? This may sound childish but something will have to be done sooner rather than later.

By: Johan Verhellen

Johan Verhellen — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:30:11 +0000

What a question?
Off course it should be stopped.

By: paulette fay

paulette fay — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:26:46 +0000

any hunting of animals is not right, especially when their numbers of dwendling, it is cruel and heart breaking

By: Abhi

Abhi — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:08:08 +0000

This illustrates how the pro-trophy hunting industry’s claim that they help in conservation is nothing but hogwash! All they are interested is boasting of their ‘hunt’ and showing off their trophy.

By: Alastair Bland

Alastair Bland — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:16:26 +0000

I notice many readers seem outraged by simply “hunting.” I think it’s very important to recognize the difference between hunting animals like deer, moose, pigs, waterfowl and others for food and animals like bears, elephants, sharks and big cats for trophies. (Note that food hunters still may put an antler rack on their wall, and note that trophy hunters may eat a cougar steak to give some appearance of integrity to their actions.) Trophy hunting is the focus of this story, and trophy hunters are ones hunting lions.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:04:45 +0000

I want to know what Africa is going to doin 20 years when all the big game is gone and no one wants to come to those dustbowl countries. They are going to lose all their tourism money because they allowed people with too much time and money to kill everything. Come on people it’s about to be 2013, hunting is a tried ass, barbaric sport. What I want to know is does it ever occurred to hunters that they may be killings someone’s mom or dad? In turn that can certainly kill the cub as well. It’s not Just the animals llife they are taking, but that of many more unintentional. One day in most of our lifetime, I truly believe the only way one will see these beautiful animals is in the zoo.