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Originally posted by JPenn:
Personal/family needs as they are, it will be a while before I make another trip to Africa, but I stay curious. So, I picked up a Brandt guide for Zambia when cruising through the book store the other day, written/edited by Chris McIntyre. I was surprised to find the following comments regarding hunting.

"It matters little to the Zambian people, or ultimately to wildlife species, wether these visitors come to shoot the wildlife with a camera or a gun." and then: "Photographers may claim the moral high ground, but should remember that hunters pay far more for their privileges. Hunting operations generate large revenues from few guests, who demand minimal infrastructure and so cause little impact on the land. Photographic operations need more visitors to generate the same revenue, and so cause greater negative effects on the country."

I must say, not what I expected to read in a tour guide for the general public.