All posts tagged "Hunting"

A millionaire rancher was gored to death by a buffalo while hunting on a big game safari in South Africa.

Ranch trader Asher Watkins was killed when the 1.3-ton Cape buffalo he was tracking charged from the brush and struck him, killing the 52-year-old hunter almost instantly, reported LBC.

“It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts we confirm the tragic death of our client and friend Asher Watkins from the USA," said Hans Vermaak, on behalf of CV Safaris, which organized the expedition. “On Sunday, while on a hunting safari with us in South Africa's Limpopo Province, Asher was fatally injured in a sudden and unprovoked attack by an unwounded buffalo. He was tracking it together with one of our professional hunters and one of our trackers. This is a devastating incident, and our hearts go out to his loved ones."...

The lively morning calls of a rare species of gibbon has led to the discovery of the only known "viable" community of the talkative primates in remote Vietnamese forests, conservationists said Monday.

Taiwan, one of the world's major shark catchers, announced plans on Sunday to tighten measures against hunting the ocean predator for its fin, the island's top fisheries official said Sunday.