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HUNTING IN LIMPOPO. OUR VIEW ABOUT HUNTING THE HUNTED THE HUNTING PLACE PREDATORS CANNED HUNTING DCA ANIMALS TRANSFORMATION . OUR VIEW ON HUNTING. IT IS ONE OF THE CONSERVATION TOOLS IT IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS IT’S A SPORT FOR THE RICH IT CAN EASILY GET OUT OF HAND
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HUNTING IN LIMPOPO • OUR VIEW ABOUT HUNTING • THE HUNTED • THE HUNTING PLACE • PREDATORS • CANNED HUNTING • DCA ANIMALS • TRANSFORMATION
OUR VIEW ON HUNTING • IT IS ONE OF THE CONSERVATION TOOLS • IT IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS • IT’S A SPORT FOR THE RICH • IT CAN EASILY GET OUT OF HAND • MUST BE MANAGED FOR CONSERVATION
THE HUNTED 2004 • 18 808 SPECIES HUNTED • MOST POPULAR SPECIES ARE KUDU,IMPALA,WARTHOG,GEMSBOK,WATERBUCK • 481 BIRDS WERE HUNTED
THE HUNTING PLACE • PRIVATE GAME FARMS • BUFFER ZONES • PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVES • COMMUNAL LAND ( DCA ONLY)
PREDATORS • HIGH DEMAND FOR THE HUNTING OF LEOPARDS AND LIONS • APPLICANTS ADVERTISE THE HUNT B4 PERMIT IS ISSUED • HUNTED LIONS ARE NOT FREE ROAMING • HUNTS DONE B4 APPLICATION IS MADE • CAPTIVE BREEDING OF LIONS IS A NIGHTMARE FOR LIMPOPO.MAJOR SUPPLIER IS FREE STATE PROVINCE. • POLICY ON THIS MATTER IS EXTREMELY URGENT
CANNED HUNTING • LIMPOPO REFUSE TO PROVIDE ANYBODY WITH PERMIT TO HUNT OR BREED LIONS IF WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT SUCH AN ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO PROMOTE CANNED HUNTING; REGARDLESS OF THE THREATS BY THE RICH TO TAKE THE STATE TO COURT.
DAMAGE CAUSING ANIMALS • ARE THEY THERE OR ARE THEY CREATED? • YES AND NO
TRANSFORMATION OF THIS INDUSTRY. • MANY CATTLE FARMERS CHANGED TO GAME FARMING BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE OF HUNTING AND TO AVOID TRANSFORMATION IN AGRICULTURE. • TRANSFORMATION IS NON-NEGOTIABLE