Trophy Hunting Industry

Once again the power of capital and the scramble to claim as much as possible of it has raised its ugly head, this time in the plains of Tanzania.

 Dr. Craig Packer, one of the world's foremost authorities on African lions, has run The Serengeti Lion project. His work on animal behaviour has shaped much of the world's scientific thinking regarding the big cats. But the esteemed scientist ran afoul of the Tanzanian wild life officials who withdrew his research permit accusing him of 'tarnishing the image of the government of Tanzania' by making derogatory statements about the trophy hunting industry in emails. Dr. Packer has been trying to get new laws to protect the animals for decades. Now, however, he has clashed with the interests of big money in the trophy industry.

 Profits before science is as insidious as profits before people, it seems. Making money never let truth and science get in the way! 

John Ayers.