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Use it or lose it?

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The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. she shot a rhino (auctioned for conservation). she shot a rhino (auctioned for conservation). Shot a rhino? she’s Texan. she’s Texan.

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Falakhe’s Story

10,000 Birds

After a few hours we guesstimated that the pack had moved south and after checking the shooting range (where the park rangers tasked with the unenviable responsibility of protecting the park’s rhinos practised their art) we joined the road to the less touristy southern part of the park. Support Wildlife ACT in supporting them.

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We Should Kill More Lions

10,000 Birds

Assuming you have a passing interest in wildlife, or at the least you know someone that does, and chances are in the last week or so you’ve become aware that some lady from America shot a lion. This Lion should not be shot, as it is a protected reserve that forbids shooting. Qualifying statements to follow).

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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” Contemporary environmentalism arrived too late to prevent the passenger pigeon’s demise due to market hunters, but the two phenomena share a historical connection. Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. A newly created U.S.

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