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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
I am going to guess that this is being blown way out of proportion.
I doubt that she is poaching animals illegally in Africa which means she is probably hunting them on private game reserves.
The private reserves are set up for hunting and charge a huge premium for hunting animals. The money then goes back into conservation. The reserves would likely not exist if it wasn't for hunting and the animals wouldn't either.
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Agreed. As distasteful as I find hunting I have heard strong arguments that big game hunting is much better for the African economy than other safari tourists - they spend a whole lot of money for that one animal and have a lower impact on the environment than the typical safari camp visitor. With most safari lodges being owned by foreigners the only money from some tourists that stays in the local economy is their food and game park entry fees.