Head's up,Guys.

I'm really digging into this matter.

Here's an article about the airlines.

http://www.takepart.com/articl...-game-hunting-trophy

Be careful. Watch the catch phrase in the article - not shipping ENDANGERED SPECIES.

Look out for the slick innuendo.

Here's contact info for Delta CEO Richard Anderson:

https://www.google.com/search?..........0.Lilg8WPTcrE

In the next few days I will definitely be writing to him on your behalf and that of my son, grandson and future hunters.

He who speaks not is not heard. I'm encouraging you to put down this malevolent movement by the dysfunctional left liberal squirrels.

The basic facts of life are that they have never, ever contributed to the conservation and preservation of our wildlife conspicuously because they go after legitimate, responsible hunters who are the conservationists, and preserves of the species as proven time and again.

If anyone has any record of these spoiler anti hunting yappers, where they have actually prevented the skunk local subsistence natives, cheaters, opportunist poachers, corrupt game officials that turn a blind eye, African Army and others who mow down game with impunity I would like to see it.

"SAA’s move followed an incident on one of its flights to Australia in which cargo marked as “mechanical equipment” ended up containing elephant tusks—one small bust in the billion-dollar world of illegal wildlife trade.

So, instead of trying to sort permitted wildlife trophies from those taken illegally, SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali said the company decided to implement an outright ban on the transport of Africa’s most-sought-after wildlife on the international market—even if hunters have a permit."

The stupidity of this conclusion is mind-boggling. "Someone tried to smuggle improperly labelled tusks so we're going to ban properly labelled tusks."

I can't speak for the rest of the world but if such a unilateral ban occurred here in the USA the law suits would be flying in all directions and the NRA National Rifle Association would be up to it's arm pits knocking out such a ban.

Of course I'm not a lawyer but I've seen lots of cases of all types. It just sounds to me as though this ban doesn't have standing.

The economic impact on everyone who profits from foreign hunters coming has to be significant. I should imaging that all of those SA residents would want to protest such a ban loudly and vigorously.

Note please that there isn't a ban on all game only select species, namely rhinos, elephants and lions.

Factually how many hunters will shell out $40,000 for a rhino, $15,000 for a lion and a pretty healthy sum for an elephant?

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Update addendum: Elephant $40,000

https://www.google.com/search?..........0.IQyrTCS6bMQ

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Add:

Rhinos - $150,000
https://www.google.com/search?...es+a+rhino+hunt+cost

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If you want my opinion and comments on all of this - sorry - not available.

Bill Tibbe