No Hunting But Killing Goes On..

[SWARA]

Well what can I say: I clipped this from the Nation Newspaper in Nairobi this morning. I would rather not add more.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Hmmm, attacked five people?

What a sad waste.

 

[sierraone]

Brickburn, I don't get the point of the thread. You have a big cat attacking people, the locals kill it. Whether hunting is legal or not, this will be the end result, someone local or otherwise will kill the cat. Please explain.

 

[IdaRam]

Looks like a BIG cat. Beautiful, large rosettes. Shame this gorgeous cat was not hunted. Maybe if leopard hunting was taking place this cat would not have been so brazen as to attack people? Hunted populations of wildlife generally have a much deeper wariness of humans. Case in point, Wolf in western U.S. Don't know if this leopard had injuries or maybe old age that contributed...
Kenya = No hunting. Just poaching and problem animal control. Dead is still dead.
Sympathy for the people that were attacked. Glad no one was killed.

 

[rinehart0050]

Dead is dead.

But if hunting was allowed, the community could have received thousands of dollars for that leopard. Instead, they're begging the Kenyan Wildlife Service for compensation they will likely not receive.

 

[CAustin]

I think there is some question as to the alleged attack on 5 people!!???
No hunting = no income! However a dead cat that attacked five people requires compensation to the people RIGHT???

 

[edward]

we will never know the real story.

 

[PeteG]

I wonder which one of the greenie groups is willing to stand up and compensate these people?
Or don't they work that way???

 

[Philip Glass]

Looks like a BIG cat. Beautiful, large rosettes. Shame this gorgeous cat was not hunted. Maybe if leopard hunting was taking place this cat would not have been so brazen as to attack people? Hunted populations of wildlife generally have a much deeper wariness of humans. Case in point, Wolf in western U.S. Don't know if this leopard had injuries or maybe old age that contributed...
Kenya = No hunting. Just poaching and problem animal control. Dead is still dead.
Sympathy for the people that were attacked. Glad no one was killed.

You are exactly right! No hunting and large predators get emboldened. Just ask the coyotes in our major cities!
Philip