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IF YOU want to shoot a lion without any risk to yourself, you had better hurry. From June 1st it will be illegal in South Africa to shoot a lion while it is caught in a cage or a bear-trap. Farms will no longer be allowed to trot out tame or drugged game to be mown down by wealthy but inept hunters. "Canned hunting", the government proudly insists, has been banned. Animal-rights activists are not so sure. They point out that the law still allows hunters to lure lions, leopards and hyena with bait, and to dazzle leopards and hyenas with a bright light, before blasting away at them. Although hunters can no longer use crossbows to kill the biggest and most endangered species, many others, including buffaloes, hippos and wildebeest, will still be fair game. .
After touch down in city, SAARC rally zooms off to Pakistan
Chandigarh, March 28: Demonstrating the underlying unity and oneness of the South-Asia region, the SAARC Car Rally, which reached Chandigarh last night, proceeded for the next journey to Pakistan today. Flagged off at the Open Hand Monument here by the UT Administrator and Punjab Governor Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), the rally would proceed to the neighbouring country through the Wagah border (Amritsar). .
PHOTO: Helping the Cause
Olivia Harrison, 6, at left, and her sister Emilie, 10, turned their joint birthday party into an occasion to fundraise for the second year in a row on April 9. The skating party at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre raised more than $1,550 for the Masai Centre for Africa. In 2006, the girls' party raised $1,000 for the cause. The girls had been hearing a lot about the plight of those in Africa and Guelph doctor Anne-Marie Zajdlik's efforts to keep an AIDS clinic open there, said their mother, Lynn Harrison. Participants in the fundraiser skated for almost an hour before having birthday cake and refreshments. .
He's helping disabled hunters have an adventure of a lifetime
In two weeks, three young Twin Cities men will experience what many hunters view as the ultimate hunting experience: an African safari. Each has hunted ducks or turkeys here, to prepare for pursuing impala and warthogs. Last week, they spent hours training with the rifles and bows they will use to go after Africa's big game. By the way, two of these adventurers have Down syndrome and one has a mental disability. But that's not holding them back from the quest of a lifetime. They've got Paul Langenfeld in their corner.Langenfeld, of Hastings, has worked for years with young adults who have special needs. Society views them as successful if they achieve a more or less "normal" life, he says, but doesn't expect them to experience excitement or adventure. An avid hunter and gun safety instructor, Langenfeld has a more ambitious vision.
Matharu wins KCB Visa Card Rally
Dhanraj Matharu navigated by Atul Kochhar, in a 17-year-old Subaru Legacy, won the KCB Visa Card Rally at Athi River plains. The event is a round of the Kenya National Rally Championship. Matharu made his rallying debut at last months KCB Safari Rally, but fell out with a blown turbo near Elementeita. Matharu had his campaign sewn up in this Rallye Sports Club organised rally when most of the top contenders failed to navigate through the thick mud. Crews had to contend with slippery and muddy conditions that saw most of the cars get stuck. It was not a good experience for Formula Two cars that caused a snarl-up at the Farm Stage. They were towed out before managing only two runs on the 12km Primarosa-Ngunjiri and 2km Blue Triangle stages. VW Golf driver Jasmeet Chana won the Formula Two category for the first time.
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