A Michael Broad Blog
It’s disappointing. Prince William aka the Duke of Cambridge supports the return of elephant hunting in Botswana. He believes that it will help with conservation. Trophy hunting does not contribute to wild species conservation. It is a mistake to think that it does and I am surprised and disappointed that William backs it or …
The hunters, the guys who like to kill beautiful wild animals in Africa primarily, say that they are doing their bit for wildlife conservation. This is their excuse for killing. This is their justification and it’s all rotten lies. In truth, they do it for their own gratification and to impress their buddies who …
The chief executive of Randgold Resources, Mark Bristow, is a trophy hunter. He likes to shoot African lions and leopards and any other iconic animal that he can get permission to shoot by paying large sums of money. He is also an advisor to a leading big cat conservation charity, Panthera. This looks like …
Trump’s sons are reprobates as far as I am concerned for the sole reason they like to sport hunt. That’s all it takes for me to hate someone to the core. I detest them. PETA have taken the piss out of Donald Trump Jnr.; which one? – I am not sure, perhaps both. I …
A rich American sport hunter travelled to Africa to shoot the most glamorous lion he could find. He used people in Africa to organise things and make it happen. He did not mind if the rules were bent and he had plenty of money to get his way – it allegedly cost $80,000. He …
2 NOTICES: WARNING AS THIS PICTURE IS NOT PLEASANT. Secondly, in some ways I am sorry to publish the picture. Yes, I am reluctant to do it. I have blurred the child’s face and the text on his shirt to anonymize him although Facebook has not. I know how people become sick of this …
A South African hunting guide admitted that corruption is the rule in Africa. This blows out of the water the argument by big game hunters that shooting endangered African animals supports conservation.
It sounds cruel and it sounds as if I’m nasty but I’m pleased that this hunter was killed by the boar that he tried to shoot. I call it karma. It’s about time. Next time I want to see an African lion kill an American sport hunter and I want to see an elephant …
