The 'hunters' who are paying thousands of dollars to a 'preserve' to hunt are helping to keep these places open.

I am not a huinter, nor do I advocate the senseless killing of animals.

BUT,

Think about the work that these 'farmers' have undertaken to import and nuture the herds of animals.

They have saved a species headed towards extinction, helped to raise a strong breed of animal, that is introduced back into their native land.

Here in the US they haven't the predators that would prey on them in the natural habitat. Yes, they are hunted for sport, something I do not condone, but the other alternative is to have the species disappear from the planet.

Sometimes the worst case scenario is one that we have to live with.

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The laws, rules and infrastructure in Africa, where these animals come from is a joke.

You have three guys with a 10 year old Range Rover, two AK 47 rifles and 30 rounds, to patrol thousands of acres to insure some animals are not eradicated from the planet.

As effed up as the way things are here in the US, I kinda think that it's a bit better than losing some of the most spectacular animals on the planet.