Comments on: Hunt a Leopard for $4,400 and Promote Conservation in Uganda

By: zshahan3

zshahan3 — Sat, 28 May 2011 10:10:19 +0000

@DavidDuarteEspinoza jeez, yeah, horrible!

By: DavidDuarteEspinoza

DavidDuarteEspinoza — Sat, 28 May 2011 07:38:03 +0000

OMG!!…Is the most stupid thing that I ever read about conservation programs…is totally irrational use and promote the killing of an animal that is seriously in danger of extinction…I live near the desert Bighorn-Sheep habitat and since the goverment authorized the commercial hunt of this beautiful animal, the population of these has fallen 80%. When I was a kid there was still a healthy population of this animal and it was so amazing and very easy to see many of Bighorn Sheeps running in their natural habitat…but now after so much killing of “Hunters” led to this species nearly to extinction…so there are very few of them now and is very difficult to see just one….and is very sad that people are more interested in make money by killing Beautiful Animals instead of protect them from being killed.

Historically due to Hunting of Animals have become extinct many species and leaving others in danger of extinction….Each species has its own predator, that’s why nature is perfectly balanced, Humans has nothing to do with the food chain of Animals and much less through hunting for pleasure!!! Is stupid!!!…the only thing we have done is severe damage to the environment and many species have become extinct because of the greed and vanity of humans….So, is ridiculously absurd to use the KILLING to AVOID EXTINCTION…The Greed of a few are who believes in that and justifies the hunt in poor countries!!!!

By: DavidDuarteEspinoza

DavidDuarteEspinoza — Sat, 28 May 2011 06:58:37 +0000

OMG!!…Is the most stupid thing that I ever read about conservation programs…is totally irrational use and promote the killing of an animal that is seriously in danger of extinction…I live near the desert Bighorn-sheep habitat and since the goverment authorized the commercial hunt of this beautiful animal, the population of these has fallen 80%. When I was a kid there was still a healthy population of this animal and it was so beautiful and easy to see many of Bighorn-Sheeps runniing in their habitat…but now after so much killing of “hunters” led to this species nearly to extinction…so there are very few of them in their natural habitat and now is very difficult to see just one…so is very sad that people are more interested in make money by killing Beautiul Animals instead of protect them from being killed.

Historically due to hunting of animals have become extinct many species and leaving others in danger of extinction…Each animal specie has its own predator, that is why Nature is perfectly balanced, Humans has nothing to do with the food chain of animals and much less through hunting for pleasure!!! Is stupid!!!…The only thing we have done is severe damage to the environment and many species have become extinct because of the greed and vanity of humans….So wich is ridiculously absurd to use the KILLING to AVOID EXTINCTION….Greed is the one that says that and justifies the hunt in poor countries!!!

So which is ridiculously absurd to use the KILLING TO AVOID EXTINCTION…Greed is the one that says that!!!!

By: DavidDuarteEspinoza

DavidDuarteEspinoza — Sat, 28 May 2011 06:29:21 +0000

OMG!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:07:49 +0000

Hunting for any reason is wrong, these animals are our heritage and form a huge part of the circle of life, stop hunting these precious animals the money goes to lining peoples pockets not to do good, come on people do not be stupid think before doing something like this. STOP HUNTING!

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:06:13 +0000

Don’t beleve there is vast wilderness in Afria now.
If the small pockets of wildlife have no value then consider them gone.
Eco safaris only require small areas. Areas that arnt big enough to sustain wild life such as Lion and Elephant.
If this game has no value to the people that live around these areas, then say good by to the game.
I have seen the benfits of sustainable hunting and with growing human populations, this will be the only way to maintain large enough areas to sustain wild life.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:44:11 +0000

You have to use what works. In Kenya the wildlife is easily seen because it has wide open areas and it makes sense to ban hunting since you can make just as much money with tourists photographing the animals. In Uganda it is more forested and not as productive for wildlife viewing but perfect for the trophy game hunter. The cash raised from hunting will benefit ALL the wildlife not justthe huntable species. But it must be documented and controlled in order to not be over hunted. As far as leopards they are not easy to hunt so that should not be a problem.

By: Antonia

Antonia — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:40:10 +0000

Is this a tourist scheme, or a legitimate conservation initiative? To me, it’s just another sign of ecological imbalance. As humans continue to encroach on the lands of the large predators, we will see more and more of this.

By: Steve Robinson

Steve Robinson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:02:42 +0000

History proves that those countries that permit properly organised and managed trophy hunting have the best game populations and those that do not permit trophy hunting lose their game populations fastest. If the locals can place a value on the game because it brings them food and jobs etc, they will conserve the game. If not, they see the game as competition and will kill it asap to ensure their oen survival.

This plan is the best thing for Ugandan game populations and the Ugandan people.

By: Arjun Reddy

Arjun Reddy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:53:39 +0000

It is proven time and time again in countries where hunting is permitted wildlife populations have increased, which is contrary to what those who do not hunt may think.

Hunting brings in substantial revenue to the local community, government and helps curb commerical and subsitence poaching of wildlife. Keep in mind that trophy hunters only hunt those animals that are old (i,e. the biggest of a species) so do not interfere with growing populations and younger breeding animals. Poachers do not select what they kill.