Zim orders cull of 200 elephants

[Brent in Az]

Wouldn't the influx of sportsman dollars be more beneficial, vs. culling? Win-win for everyone.

 

[Green Chile]

Sport hunting isn't fast enough and they need the meat due to the severe drought conditions in Zim, Namibia, etc. It's a govt program to get meat distributed to villages whose crops have had 100% failure.

 

[Brent in Az]

That's understandable. Taking the steps to provide protein to the local villages in need is commendable

Sport hunting isn't fast enough and they need the meat due to the severe drought conditions in Zim, Namibia, etc. It's a govt program to get meat distributed to villages whose crops have had 100% failure.

 

[spike.t]

SUE REID asks why British luvvies demand Africans sacrifice survival

Two young boys stand by a felled elephant as it is about to be butchered, cooked and eaten in the remote village of Tsholotsho as Zimbabwe faces the country's worst drought in 100 years.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[SGW]

Strangely
I saw this on x

Thought you'd find it interesting

https://twitter.com/x/status/1837136480029843738

I’ve heard this directly from CO-Workers that the farms have been falling apart for some time now.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I just heard yesterday the Zim govt has agreed to compensate white farmers whose land was confiscated. Is that a rumor? I suppose the payout would be with new Zim monopoly money. Good for outhouse wallpaper.

 

[Denvir Tire]

I just heard yesterday the Zim govt has agreed to compensate white farmers whose land was confiscated. Is that a rumor? I suppose the payout would be with new Zim monopoly money. Good for outhouse wallpaper.

Where or from whom did you "hear" this?

 

[Hogpatrol]

The anti-hunters are dealt with too nicely. They should have a truckload of elephant dung delivered to their estates entryways.

 

[towserthemouser]

I'll help!

Hopefully they go the direction Lon suggested. Lower the price and increase the quota and they will come.

I can’t wait for another tuskless hunt some day. Drop the price and I’ll shoot tw

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Where or from whom did you "hear" this?

My grouse hunting partner yesterday told me he saw it on the news. I just checked. Here's the AP story:

Zimbabwe to compensate white farmers who lost land in seizures 20 years ago

Zimbabwe says it will compensate local and foreign white farmers who lost land and property more than 20 years ago in farm seizures meant to redress some of the wrongs of colonialism.

apnews.com

One has to wonder how a totally bankrupt govt with a negative number credit rating expects to come up with that kind of cash. Print more Zim play money of course. Costs more to print it than the paper is worth.

The only sensible "compensation" would be to give the land back to the white farmers who have the capital, credit, and expertise to work it properly so the country can start feeding the hundreds of thousands who are starving. Giving them a bunch of worthless currency solves nothing for anyone. Feel-good bullshit.

 

[Philip Glass]

The correct way to do it is very controversial. That is to take helicopters and remove whole herds at once. This is the way they used to do it and it worked.

 

[poco]

I just heard yesterday the Zim govt has agreed to compensate white farmers whose land was confiscated. Is that a rumor? I suppose the payout would be with new Zim monopoly money. Good for outhouse wallpaper.

If this is true, I wonder how they handle a deceased person estate
I know a lady & her father in Houston who had their land and money confiscated and fled to Texas basically broken
Father is now dead , wonder if his family can recover some of the estate?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

If this is true, I wonder how they handle a deceased person estate
I know a lady & her father in Houston who had their land and money confiscated and fled to Texas basically broken
Father is now dead , wonder if his family can recover some of the estate?

The present regime has a terrible track record. I would bet my crusty shorts this is just a load of window dressing PR bullshit that some bleeding hearts in the media are stupid enough to run with because it's anti-colonial theme is politically correct. I just do not see this bunch doing anything that benevolent. Also, the government is beyond flat broke. I'm sure this is just a tactic to gain approval for foreign aid that would as usual be gobbled up by the mobster/terrorists running Zimbabwe. Give the claimants back their land and reasonable security for a long term relationship. That's what the country needs. People who know how to make the land work.

 

[Huntforever]

Any chance Zimbabwe could issue an elephant bow tag because of the over population?

Any outfitter want to try and get me a tag for a bow???