can bring in a lot more tourism than a lion that gets shot. so if they focus more on the photographic safaris they would finally do themselves a few favors. is there a hunting lobby that exists in zimbabwe in places where there are large hunting grounds where there are lions? is this purely economic as you are describing? i feel like hunting is such a part of the culture in zimbabwe. you have a hard time convincing locals that animals aren t there to be shot. but that is part of our job. that is part of our job to make people recognize both from economic standpoint and ethic and moral standpoint animals are not there to be shot. animals aren t trophy, like our website. but i think it s culturally ingrani ingrained and will take time. as you know there are less than 40,000 african lions left