Hunting in South Africa - the mostly good - the bad - and some is downright disgusting!

02/12/2025 57 min Temporada 10 Episodio 1
Hunting in South Africa - the mostly good - the bad - and some is downright disgusting!

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Send us a textAn emotive issue - Hunting and Trophy Hunting. As you drive through South Africa - particularly in Northern KZN, Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo, and now the Eastern Cape as well - you pass kilometres of high electrified fencing.These are what we call "Game Farms" - aimed at tourism and hunting. We explore the topic and the importance of this industry to South Africa.Some resources:https://africageographic.com/stories/botswana-elephant-hunting-under-scientific-review/?utm_source=Africa+Geographic&utm_campaign=426952b838-AGNewsletter_November_04_2025_resend&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_32007fbc2b-426952b838-292991874&mc_cid=426952b838&mc_eid=d520cdf556https://news.nwu.ac.za/r15456-billion-private-wildlife-hunting-means-big-buckshttps://businesstech.co.za/news/business/206214/how-much-you-pay-to-go-trophy-hunting-in-south-africa/The Road Trip SA app is available for downloadDo you want to visit and explore South Africa? Touch Africa Safaris

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