Garfield County News | 1931-09-18 | Page 7 | Frown on Lion Hunters Killing from Airplanes

frown on lion hunters ki killing ing from airplanes hunting lions front from airplanes Is distinctly out in nil all parts of africa I 1 rc the british writ rules the open I veldt of the great african game country offers great possibilities for cross country coursing lit in nii ati tomo tollio blics biles and easy loading landing for airplanes Ir planes hence sportsmen sport have been rather overshooting lions this Is regarded ns its had for several reasons it threatens the sport with extinction but sportsmen tire re joined in their anxiety liy by zoologists 7 who do 10 not gisli to BOO mother splendid wild animal added to tile list of extinct species anti and animal ecologists also see in the lion it a useful regu regulator I 1 a tor for the numbers of antelope and other grazing atilina ls which without some soine natural chock check might increase too rapidly and overgraze the lie runge only lit in thickly populated districts chert lions become troublesome stock kli killers lerf and potential al nio naces cs to human life Is hunting toler tolerated abed