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| Steve's right. Thanks to insecticides and cattle dips, they are not seen in the numbers and areas that they used to be. |
| Posts: 181 | Location: Windhoek Namibia | Registered: 20 March 2002 |
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| I don't mean to hijack this thread, but it leads into a question I have.
In Safari magazine, there is a photo of a mounted Bongo family - Bull, cow and very small calf.
Are there laws in Africa concerning the shooting of very young animals?
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| Posts: 1099 | Location: Apex, NC, US | Registered: 09 November 2001 |
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| Rick, It is possible to obtain permits for such exhibits in every country for Musems, displays, etc. It is called a curator law. |
| Posts: 42180 | Location: Twin Falls, Idaho | Registered: 04 June 2000 |
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| A friend has a Lilac Breasted Roller mounted on a small pedestal with branch. It is on a small round table in his foyer and is stunning. His taxidermist did a bird shooting collection for some of his commercial work a year or two ago. |
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| Just an idea, but---If someone would contract with a very talented bird carver, and produce a really good ox pecker with textured feathers and all, then make a mold and reproduce some in fiberglass resin, glass eyes, and cast feet, they probably could sell them for $100 or more. I bet you could sell a thousand of them. I sure would like a few perched on my life size kudu, my life size cape buffalo, and my pedestal giraffe. Just a problem of logistics and a little up front money. I bet there are more than a few members of AR that would buy some--and taxidermists? Just a thought? |
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