Hallo,
A trophy hunt for a desert-adapted lion and a desert elephant in the Torra Conservancy in the Kunene Region that has caused outrage and a public outcry on social media has turned out to be illegal and unapproved by the environmental ministry.
Klingt zunächst so, als wenn die Aufregung umsonst war.
However, spokesperson of the ministry, Romeo Muyunda yesterday told Namibian Sun that they are aware of the advertisement and that the matter will be addressed. He said that permits for such a hunt have not been issued by the ministry. According to him the Torra Conservancy was awarded a quota for a trophy hunt of one lion, but the conservancy was not awarded a quota to hunt an elephant. He also pointed out that even though the conservancy was awarded a quota to hunt a lion that an application to hunt the animal has not been made to the ministry and therefore a permit has not been issued.
Also darf grundsätzlich doch ein Löwe geschossen werden, der konkrete Antrag wurde nur noch nicht gestellt. Der Outfitter, der das beworben hatte, ist auch der Outfitter, der offiziell in Sachen Trophäenjagd mit der Torra Conservancy zusammen arbeitet.
www.namibiansun.com/...tised-hunts-illegal/
Vielleicht nimmt das Ministerium ja Abstand von der Genehmigung, auch wenn eine entsprechende Quote zugeteilt wurde. Schließlich ist genau da in der Torra Conservancy auch gerade ein männlicher Löwe an Anthrax verendet.
Beste Grüße
Guido
