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Wild animals are now once again fair game in Zambia, as the African country recently lifted a 20-month ban on safari hunting. According to Phys.org, the ban was put into place in January, 2013 due to allegations of corruption in the awarding of government hunting concessions, along with fears over the future of the country’s big cat population. But it seems holding off on the hunt has been too much for Zambia’s government coffers to bear, as the government says its revenue is suffering. “We lost too much revenue following the ban on hunting and the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) had a lot of financial problems,” Zambian Tourism Minister, Jean Kapata told AFP.
If there is a market for killing these animals, and the market is what the IMF believes is the best development path for poor African countries, then lifting the ban is the logical thing to do. Indeed, implanting the ban was an act of insanity, considering the circumstances. If the West imposes policies that essentially cripple a state and make it dependent on market forces, then it must not act shocked or upset when many of the outcomes of those very polices are more destructive than productive. To play on an old ad for a Japanese automaker: You asked for it, you got it...
"Blood sport is more beneficial to this country than game viewing," said Gavin Robinson of the Professional Hunters Association.
"People from Europe and America wish to hunt here but they will now move elsewhere, meaning all the clients will leave Zambia," he added.
The market has spoken.