JimboHunter1 said
“….there are thousands of other places in the world where "other" animals need to be controlled in some way or another….” and he is right....
Just to follow up on that, especially since the realities of the topic appear to be so foriegn to so many, an article from our good friends at Sports Afield, the "Reports Afield" section --- November 2004 Issue p.15
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"MAN EATERS
Lions Kill Thirty-Five People In Tanzania
Lions killed and ate thirty-five people between August 2002 and April 2004 near Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania. According to a study by Dr. Rolf Baldus, director of the GTZ Wildlife Program in Tanzania, the lions typically attacked by forcing their way through the wall of a hut or jumping on and through its roof.
The lions have killed even more people than did the infamous Tsavo man-eaters, which killed twenty-eight construction workers along the Uganda Railway in 1899-99. Tanzania has Africa's largest lion population and has a history of man-eaters."
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I don't think we're in Mayberry (RFD) here. Not in the foothills bike paths of Los Angeles either (mountain lion attacks). Scratch North America for that matter! But apparently "just another day" in the bush of Tanzania....
32 victims in 20 months! Even verified by a Ph D so that makes it official. Could you imagine what would happen if wildlife killed 32 people in the countryside just outside of our capital, Washington D.C. --- I do believe we'd be sic'ing the Dep't of Homeland Defense on it. Communities would be frozen in fear, unable to function --- not unlike what we saw with the "D.C. snipers, Malvo & crew" a while back.
Hmmm.... If it's like that just trying to get a night's sleep in one's own "home" in Tanzania then I wonder what it would be like trying to get some good sleep during the night after a day of safari hunting? Don't think I'd be feeling the same way about the "ole wall tents" as I do when I'm in Elk Camp where my prey has no choice but to flee.
Anyone "game" for renting the "Ghost In The Darkness" video tonight for a little inspiration?
EKM