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| Giraffe hunter under fire over killing in South Africa | Giraffe hunter under fire over killing in South Africa |
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| A US hunter has come under criticism after pictures taken in South Africa of her posing with a dead giraffe went viral. | A US hunter has come under criticism after pictures taken in South Africa of her posing with a dead giraffe went viral. |
| Images of the woman, identified as Tess Thompson Talley, posted on the AfricaDigest Twitter account last month have been retweeted thousands of times. | Images of the woman, identified as Tess Thompson Talley, posted on the AfricaDigest Twitter account last month have been retweeted thousands of times. |
| It described her as a "white American savage" and called on people to unite to protect wildlife. | It described her as a "white American savage" and called on people to unite to protect wildlife. |
| Ms Talley defended the killing in an email quoted by Fox News. She said the trophy kill was helping conservation. | Ms Talley defended the killing in an email quoted by Fox News. She said the trophy kill was helping conservation. |
| "The giraffe I hunted was the South African sub-species of giraffe. The numbers of this sub-species is actually increasing due, in part, to hunters and conservation efforts paid for in large part by big game hunting," she is quoted as saying. | "The giraffe I hunted was the South African sub-species of giraffe. The numbers of this sub-species is actually increasing due, in part, to hunters and conservation efforts paid for in large part by big game hunting," she is quoted as saying. |
| Ms Talley hunted the giraffe, which can reportedly provide about 2,000lb (907kg) of meat, last year. | Ms Talley hunted the giraffe, which can reportedly provide about 2,000lb (907kg) of meat, last year. |
| USA Today quotes a deleted post on Facebook where she said: "Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today! Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite awhile." | USA Today quotes a deleted post on Facebook where she said: "Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today! Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite awhile." |
| Critics on social media have questioned why it was necessary to kill an animal "for fun". | Critics on social media have questioned why it was necessary to kill an animal "for fun". |
| Trophy hunting, and related activities, have become controversial issues in South Africa where they are thought to earn the country $2bn (£1.5bn) a year. | Trophy hunting, and related activities, have become controversial issues in South Africa where they are thought to earn the country $2bn (£1.5bn) a year. |
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| Environmentalists worry about the impact on conservation and bio-diversity as well as the ethics of the business. | Environmentalists worry about the impact on conservation and bio-diversity as well as the ethics of the business. |
| The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the giraffe as "vulnerable", but notes that in southern Africa its population is increasing because of tourism and the giraffe being a source of food. | The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the giraffe as "vulnerable", but notes that in southern Africa its population is increasing because of tourism and the giraffe being a source of food. |
| Trophy hunters have come under criticism before: | Trophy hunters have come under criticism before: |