Tanzania opens auction for hunting of old wildlife
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 1620 Views |
Old lion. PIC. ISAAC MPUCHANE
Tourism Minister Damas Ndumbaro said successful hunters would be allowed to kill aged elephants, lions and other big game considered unproductive.
The East African country is aiming to raise $30m (£23) from the auction.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...