Just received this info from Chris Mercer of the Campaign Against Canned Hunting

"CNN will be broadcasting a report about Canned Lion Hunting in South Africa this week.

Friday June 8th - CNN News, various times

Saturday June 9th - Inside Africa, CNN 6.30pm South Africa time
Sunday June 10th - Inside Africa, CNN 1.30am South Africa time
Sunday June 10th - Inside Africa, CNN 3pm South Africa time

The report can also be seen online for one week from Monday June 11

<b>http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/insideafrica</b>

Femi Oke
CNN, Inside Africa&quot;

Try to tune in,

Matt

Not sure I can bear to watch it but thank you for alerting us to this, Matt.

I don't think I could bear to watch it either. But I hope people that aren't aware of canned hunts see it so there will be more awareness of this issue.

I was at the car wash today and it was on their big screen tv. I watched a maned lion get shot...made me sick, couldn't stand to see the rest. I also hope it brings alot more awareness to the public.

I have just seen this edition of Inside Africa. It featured a debate about canned hunting as you know with Chris Mercer arguing against and a lion breeder and hunter arguing for. One of the things to come out of this was the problem that when the new regs come into affect in Jan next year there will be a lot of captive bred lions that will not be a revenue earner for the owners: what will happen to them? The breeder said that many will die which seems even more pointless than ending up as a trophy for a rich hunter.

There was also a feature on The Cheetah Conservation Fund with Dr Laurie Marker and her work (who I am working with on Safaritalk) and also a report on the gorillas in the DRC.

A small feature on Kenya and the encroachment of human populations on places such as the Nairobi National Park and how the Maasai as landlords are realising the potential of the tourist trade.

It is worth seeing but I do agree the images of the lions being shot are grim. But these images need to be seen to affect any change.

Matt

I can only hope that there is karma and that those who engage in canned hunts get what they deserve, whatever that may be.