>So....why don't the locals just shoot
>an elephant when they get
>hungry? Why starve to death
>next to a herd of
>Impala or Wildebeest or whatever?
>
Sir, I've not lived in Africa - but I have spent over 1,000 days on the continent, in 8 different countries, and I hold a full PH license in Tanzania, east Africa.
First off, the local blacks (villagers) don't own guns...period! With the rare exception of a poacher, or a black PH, they don't own / can't afford one, nor are they legally allowed to even own one. You can't control the people, if they are all armed!
Secondly, there is no such thing as a herd of impala / wildebeest living anywhere remotely close to a village...period! They long since have been poached out - mostly by snare poaching which is highly effective! Thus exactly why with the exception of game farms/ranches, national parks or strongly protected hunting concessions - game is non-existent.
Millions of mouths to feed man....no amount of game could ever feed em all! Africa as a whole is a sinking Titanic...period!