@SafariClubIntl isn't a messiah for Africa's rural communities. Trophy hunting is not African; it's western, elitist & privileged. African governments must stop relying on manipulative western “donations” that destroy Africa’s heritage. #BotswanaEndTheKilling@BWGovernment
.@ShubertMwarabua "I am Shubert Mwarabu, I am a son of Africa from Tanzania; SADC must look to creating more wildlife corridors and resolving HEC via intelligent & compassionate means. KILLING is NOT Conservation." @BWGovernment#BotswanaEndTheKilling. https://t.co/nT45mKgyYv
"For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear" #BotswanaEndTheKilling. @BWGovernment
"African youth are alive to the truth that elephants are part of our pride and heritage to conserve and hold in trust for future generations ... bullets must never be allowed to endanger this heritage." Leslie Olonyi, Kenya #BotswanaEndTheKilling@OfficialMasisi@BWGovernment
“Allowing the slaughter of these magnificent animals is both robbing my generation and those of the future of our African heritage... we will not sit pretty as we watch them rob us of our future.” Vincent Ontita, Kenya. #BotswanaEndTheKilling@OfficialMasisi@BWGovernment
.@OfficialMasisi@BWGovernment Hunting versus eco-tourism: A 2004 study said eco-tourism on game reserves generated "more than 15 times the income of livestock or game rearing or overseas hunting". Stop misleading your people. https://t.co/sEb1xCIOwD #BotswanaEndTheKilling
SUSTAINABLE AB(USE)? “... #elephant breathing heavily, groaning, bleeding and struggling to get up. Raby’s guides ... never offer or attempt to intercede to quickly end the animal’s suffering.” https://t.co/fQaXyVLaVi @BarbaraCreecy_ INVESTIGATE. #BotswanaEndTheKilling.
SUSTAINABLE AB(USE)? “Raby shoots, and the bullet hits the elephant in its head. The elephant crumples to his knees. Over the next 2½ minutes, Raby shoots the elephant four more times — three more hitting the animal’s head”. #BotswanaEndTheKilling. https://t.co/pD7pS699Ke @AP
Animals like elephants and lions are much more valuable alive than dead; an animal can be watched throughout his lifetime, and there’s a growing pool of eco-tourism customers waiting for that thrilling experience. #BotswanaEndTheKilling#SaveOurWildlife#WorldElephantDay2020