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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rosbifs" data-source="post: 3256924" data-attributes="member: 35084">The key to me is that. I am not defending the guy but he thought he was acting legally - well that his defence. The point is that there is a mechanism in place for hunting lions and other animals. This is what has to change. Maybe austrailias stance will have a greater effect on the future stance of governments.Its huge business though. Spain sent us some Ibex to reintroduce into the french pyrenees but part of the agreement was that the Ibex hunting on their side would be protected i.e. the french wouldn't allow hunting because I heard a ridiculas figure that hunters pay up to 20k euros to kill an Ibex! This amount of money would clearly fill a few pockets. It was touch and go to the day that they would actually arrive so much is the concern from the hunting lobby.Sadly the hunting lobbies are stronger and in more positions of power than the conservationists!</blockquote>