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The paradox of raising needed income to conserve animals and there habitat by allowing a tourist hunter to shoot one is a hotly contested argument The ambition by some to explore the experience of big game hunting, to pitch ones skills and experiences against a wild animal. Tracking and claiming a trophy to some is very appealing. However when a big game hunter was interviewed and asked why he stopped hunting, his answer was. ' To shoot a large animal with a modern gun, with telescopic sights, is like standing next to a field and shooting a domestic cow'. There are various sites on the web that offer hunting experiences. Providing all expenses included offers from airport to taxidermist. Some offer tailor made ' game hunting' where a whole array of animals are available from Kudu, Zebra to big cats like lion, cheetah and Leopard. Elephants are also very popular, and prices vary, a daily rate can cost $1150 and that's at a minimum of fourteen days. After exploring various sites I only found one that claimed that some of the money would be donated to a worthy conservation cause. They advertised a Cheetah hunt for $17.000 plus $1000 donation to Cheetah conservation. Poaching is eradicating various species, no more so than the worlds Rhinos. Last year WESSA ' The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa' documented 1004 kills last year and 233 kills so far in 2014. Rhino poaching has been made a priority crime however since 2010 it has dramatically increased. Earlier this year Yamaha motor Corporation sponsored Dallas Safari Club allowing them to auction the rights to shoot a Black Rhino. This created a large public outcry and was featured on various protest sights like 'Causes', however the auction proceeded. However the outcome has still to unfold.