Jim, it was a male lion. A male can sire about a gazillion cubs. That lion may never have had a pride and may have never gotten one had he not been killed. That lion may have had a pride and lost it and never gotten another. If he had a pride at the time of his death he will quickly be replaced. In that species the number of females, the available prey, and disease are the factors controlling next season's lion population.
I say again that they could be treated like a renewable resource. Like the annual wheat harvest if you will.
GregSy I certainly concede that on average a whole bunch of the money goes into somebody's Swiss bank account rather into game habitat.
Best,
Mike
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 03/02/09 02:10 AM.
