Displaying Tiger trophies

Rhea · #1 (**permalink**) 11-06-2007, 11:28 AM

We all know that its BAD (and illegal)to hunt just for fun? Especially a highly endangered animal like the Tiger-

So, why is it OK for the descendants of yester-years hunters to display the tropies of their anscestors killing sprees?

Especially when the places they are displayed in claim to be conservation centered eco-lodges? Why not donate the moth eaten creatures to a local museam which can display them in the correct context and also raise money for the local conservation groups?

paul m · #2 (**permalink**) 12-06-2007, 08:27 PM

Yes, it's one of those annoying questions - like what do you do with your Granny's old mink coat? Personally, I'm not in the position to have to make the decision and I also suspect that museums could probably live without a lot of stuffed animals of uncertain provenance ...

Probably one of those things - does no harm even though some of us would consider it in very bad taste - I find it unpleasant going into country pubs with stuffed foxes and game birds on the walls but .... what can you do?

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Originally Posted by Rhea

We all know that its BAD (and illegal)to hunt just for fun? Especially a highly endangered animal like the Tiger-

So, why is it OK for the descendants of yester-years hunters to display the tropies of their anscestors killing sprees?

Especially when the places they are displayed in claim to be conservation centered eco-lodges? Why not donate the moth eaten creatures to a local museam which can display them in the correct context and also raise money for the local conservation groups?

triamayphylum · #3 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 12:59 AM

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paul m · #4 (**permalink**) 06-04-2008, 11:09 AM

The urge to kill doesn't seem to be disappearing. Paul Theroux has done a programme on the industry that maintains animal populations so that they can be shot for trophies: BBC NEWS | Magazine | The price of a rhino's life? $100,000
Apparently, many species of African mammals are now more numerous on these farms than in the wild.

paul m · #5 (**permalink**) 06-04-2008, 11:13 AM

... of course almost anything that moved used to be hunted. To an extent there may have been scientific value in building up museum collections:

... but in many cases these collections were built up by rich men wanting to show off. All very sad ....