Big Cat hunting decision irreversible – Jean Kapata

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Great response from the Minister in Zambia to the twits at LionAid:


Tourism and Arts Minister Jean Kapata has charged that Zambia will not bow down to pressure and reverse the decision to allow hunting of Big Cats.

Mrs Kapata said threats by international charity Lions Aid to report Zambia to the EU and the US for a possible ban of its tourism products are nonsensical.She said Zambia is a sovereign state that will make its own decisions in the best interest of its people.

Mrs Kapata said the decision is final and no amount of pressure from anyone will force the PF government to change its stance on the matter.

In an interview, Mrs Kapata wondered why people are putting pressure on Zambia when other countries have continued Big Cats hunting.

‘Zambia is a sovereign nation and our neighbouring nations have been doing Cat hunting and they are not talking about those countries. As Minister of Tourism, I know that those that are talking too much are the ones that lost the bid for hunting blocks and they have now gone to lobby NGOs so that hunting is stopped.I will not listen to such,’ she said.

She maintained that hunting of Big Cats has always been done in Zambia adding that the reason it was lifted was because there were no regulations.

‘Now we have the regulations, we are saying only hunt two and no hunting of young ones. So please, we are not going to be bow down to pressure from NGOs, we are doing it for the communities so that people can benefit from the resources.’

She said it is nonsensical to threaten that Zambian tourism products will be banned from the EU and US markets.

‘’Let them go ahead and report, that is all I can say, let them go ahead and petition us. We have nothing to do with that ourselves.’

She added, ‘We are not saying we are going to kill all Lions and Leopards. We did an aerial survey and we have more Lions and Leopards and we are only hunting those that are old that are out of the pride.’















http://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/05/28/big-cat-hunting-decision-irreversible-jean-kapata/
 
Good for her.
 
Nice to hear good news.
 
Omg!!! Common sense prevailed, the knuckle heads in Botswana ( government that is) need to take a leaf from her book. Great news.
 
That is great. Common sense overcomes stupid. It is about time. This person should have much support from the hunting community.
 
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.....one only need to look at congress as an example.

.....I have to deal with it (stupid people in large groups) every day at work; trust me, there is no such thing as "common sense".
 
the leader of the main opposition (at the moment.....) party has been against the lifting of the ban. now he used to be a partner in a safari company a few years ago that was owned by a friend . i know some thought because of this he would be supportive of the hunting but maybe not..........................
 
Go Mrs. Kapata!
 
Thank you Mrs. Kampala for your forthright words and resolution not to be bullied by these NGO's.

I was in Zambia last July after many years of absence. I was overall impressed and with this sort or leadership, hunting will remain a key part of their tourism industry for years to come.
 
Sorry Mike, only joined the forum a couple months back! I had a good visit with my old friend Rory Gellatly then went and spent some time with Shawn and Dene Bird in Kafue. Would love to have a beer with you next time out, shooting for June, '16, it will be 30th anniversary of my first safari and I want to bring my wife and children.
 
Sorry Mike, only joined the forum a couple months back! I had a good visit with my old friend Rory Gellatly then went and spent some time with Shawn and Dene Bird in Kafue. Would love to have a beer with you next time out, shooting for June, '16, it will be 30th anniversary of my first safari and I want to bring my wife and children.

i have known rory for a long time. when i am in lusaka i stay at one of the houses 70 odd yards away. i dont know if you saw the thread i put on about his brother alistair who passed away when i was back in zambia last month, or if you ever met him?
 
I did Mike, sad to hear. I sent Rory a message and didn't hear back...Not unusual, He generally responds to emails quarterly!

Unfortunately I never shared a camp with Alistair, only several beers at a country house near Lusaka used by a lot of P.H.'s in the 90's. He was a good man.

I look forward to hunting with Rory again, we've had some memorable trips to say the least.
 
Well done, Mrs. Kapata :A Clapping:
 

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