SI CE ARRIVING IN the UK, I find myself, with tiring frequency, up against a ti-hunting sentiment. I don’t seek to become embroiled in arguments, yet, by the same token, I’m not ashamed to speak of my profession in Africa, spread over 45 years as a game ranger, wildlife manager an professional hunter, all to do with sustainable wildlife conservation, an integral part of ecotourism.
A few years back the South African and international media were awash with outrage over American sport-hunter Tess Thompson Talley’s shooting of a giraffe in South Africa. Not letting it rest, social media sites also climbed on the bandwagon with ignorant trolls roundly abusing Thompson.
Probably 99% of the vitriol being directed against her was due to ignorance. Thompson herself, also displayed ignorance by stating…
