Lions of Sabi Sands

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(11-04-2023, 11:43 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote: Sabi Sands lions are pretty well monitored on the internet. Sure an argument can be made that missing lions like Tinyo, and the southern Avoca male were hunted. But even if all the lions that went missing in the reserve were hunted. That's still far to little to be economically feasible compared with the PR risks. We would also be expected to believe that Trophy hunters. Who largely commit this nonsense for the bragging rights, keep silent about it.  

I think this rumour is probably nothing more than a misunderstood remark. Like about hunting going on elsewhere or discussed hunting as in poaching, tracking or chasing an animal away from the car etc .

That is the first time I have heard poaching mentioned, in regards to Tinyo or S Avoca, in both of those instances there are other relevant facts that would point to something elsee being the cause. However, even if they were poached, poaching itself would mean that the reserves were not involved.

I agree with you completely, I think the harm caused by permitting hunting to take place on these reserves would far out weigh the benefits. If word got out, which as you pointed out it would be next to impossible from keeping something like that quiet, Cecil is a perfect example of this, and those two guys tried their best TO keep it quiet and it still got out. The kind of harm that could come to a reserve if they permit the hunting of the very animals that they are also relying on to bring in paying guests, or even different animals given that viewing these animals is their primary source of income, could destroy a reserve. Reply