Beginning of the end for Selous?

[Rafiki]

Without trying to start something, I note that without the Chinese, we hunters would have a problem. We’d all still be using bows and arrows (which I’m no good at), since the Chinese invented gunpowder . . . and, of course, the paper most things, including money, are printed on.

Thanks for the ancient and well known history lesson although smokeless is what we mostly use and that was invented in France. Where it was invented and when makes no difference whatsoever because the way Africa is going we won't have the opportunity to use that gunpowder in any form for hunting. There's of course many reasons for that. "Belts & Roads" is but one of them. It's all very sad.

 

[375Ruger416]

Eye opening. Planning to take my family to Africa in the next year or two. We were just talking about Tanzania. Certainly ups the urgency.

 

[pc3]

The dam in the selous I think is either nearing completion or getting there...but not bothered checking ..I brought it up few years ago.....same with the photo areas...not really new.....Chinese just been given the contract to refurbish and upgrade the tanzara railway from Dar to kapiri mposhi in zambia...they built it originally.....Chinese have the contract to upgrade the Lusaka ndola road to dual carriage way , and run it with tolls to get money back.....they also have to maintain it...might actually make them build a decent road for once if they liable for upkeep....but won't hold my breath on that....yeah as I havev said people don't realise how imbeded the Chinese are even into the rural areas.......and they don't do anything for nothing or the goodness of their hearts......

Correct the Chinese are mostly Dog F$#@(Rs

I have had a lot to with them over the past 3 years...there basic business model is to appropriate goods and services for no cost e.g not paying their bills.

Individually I know a lot of nice Chinese people, en-mass they are like fire ants.

My dealings over the past 3 years will see me "NEVER" personally doing business with any Chinese entity or person, in business they cannot be trusted from what I have witnessed, why would it be different on the scale we are talking of here ?

God willing I want to get to hunt this area before it is closed off.