Australia considers crocodile hunting holidays
Australian authorities are reportedly considering allowing “trophy hunting” tourists to kill crocodiles – despite fierce opposition from environmentalists.
According to the BBC News website, there would be a quota of around 25 crocodiles per year, as part of an existing scheme that allows aboriginals to hunt up to 600 crocodiles each year for skin and meat.
The website quoted the Northern Territory’s environment minister as saying: “I have supported it in terms of its sustainability and opportunities for indigenous economic development because it is also encouraging independence, rather than dependence on government funding sources.”
However, unsurprisingly, there are many vociferous opponents to the initiative. Nicola Benyon, of the Humane Society International, is quoted as saying: “Most Australians would consider it a disgusting way to treat Australian wildlife. It is a perverse fallacy promoted by the hunting industry that you need to kill wildlife to preserve it.”
The saltwater crocodile, of which there are around 70,000 in Australia, has been protected across the country since the 1970s.
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd
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