Once again, there are a number of people's opinions on this Topic that are 'right' and justified.
Ironic that on Landline today - they had a segment on Australian Tourism: After the success of Hoges (mostly in the USA) and the flop of Bingle - they now have 'Chefs' promoting Australia as a place of 'good food' ...as their new weapon of choice.
(gee: with all the 'cooking shows' on TV, I didn't see that one coming
)
But the truth of the matter is - that the stats have shown that
Tourism in Australia spikes upwards when Australians are killed and attacked by 'Wild Nature' (Crocs n' Sharks, etc). People from Overseas, don't come here to visit Australians (don't blame them sometimes
) - but to see 'Wild Killer Australia' !!!
The Australian 'Hunter'?
Gee - where do you start>?
The Australian Hunter is much like his fellow 'Greenie' in Camo - the Military, very 'Political' in his servitude. But that is the 'Western' way - where 'Politics' is the First Rule(r).
...so we have a bunch of Politicians marching around with Guns and shooting Animals from a safe and anonymous position (much like Trolls do on the Net).
But in Truth, there are many 'right' answers to the Issue.
In South Africa: Hunters have 'Farmed' near extinct species back into hundreds of thousands, for many things - but mostly 'controlled hunting' experiences.
Zimbabwe has all but 'devoured' their native Fauna and are now 'Poaching' into South Africa.
South African Rangers now 'Hunt' Poachers!
Wonder how many 'Poacher' heads are mounted over fireplaces?
Cull Crocodiles?
I agree with FreeDiver in that the 'Croc-Farmers' are only protecting their livelihood and not all of these 'Farms' around the world are 'good for the animals', maybe in quantity - but definitely not in 'quality' care !!
I believe that the Culling of Crocs and any Species (like Great White Sharks) can be a CONSTANT act, but one that needs to be conducted by a very seriously set up 'Conservational Panel' of Experts that are also HUNTERS !!!
Australian Hunters need to be the Wolves or Sharks that keep an Eco-system 'Healthy' by targeting the weak, the sick, the potentially 'plague' proportionate !
What the Australian and Global 'Market' reaps from this, must NEVER encroach and poach upon a non-sustainable figure of -50% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But I don't think Australian Hunters have got what it takes to step away from the Politics and towards their fellow Greenies - the Conservationists.
This is a Global problem as well !!
Scientists have introduced PACU Piranha into the Sepik River in PNG
18 years ago. The reason being, the fish species only eat 'Nuts' and other 'Flora' - but now, with the 'Niche' open to them, the PACU are eating other species and even attacking Humans, much like traditional Piranha do! Crocodile numbers have plummeted (baby crocs are consumed) and the ecosystem is just another on this planet - having been stuffed up!
If you know there are muggers down an alleyway in New York...
...would you walk down there, just because you felt the right to have a short cut!
...like you feel you have the right to camp at 'any' river-side or swim at 'any' beach.
No - you either walk down that alleyway with Police protection or 'evolve' your situation.
I totally support Humanity's need to have CONQUERED the domination of Animals over our existence.
But we have risen above that now - and yet, there are still many out there that believe that we must go further and DESTROY all the Animals ...FOREVER !!
The CHALLENGE now is to go beyond now and develop ways for us to exist and compete fairly with the Animals without killing for fear of being killed.
I personally think the Crocs & Sharks are 'culling' the idiots from our Society, to be honest.
If people think the behaviour of Conservationists in all things 'against' have been EXTREME, then its a justified 'backlash' to the EXTREME annihilation of species around the world.