In 2006 I blew my fortune to hunt lion in Zimbabwe because in my heart I believed that lion hunting would become extinct in my lifetime. I regret to inform you that I still do. 30 to 40 years from now I doubt if there will be free-ranging trophy lions anywhere in huntable populations. Kenya, Angola, and the Sudan were once unbelievable hunting areas. Alas, they will never be again. Zimbabwe is next. With the ever-growing human population, mineral exploitation(Tanzania's petroleum industry is being asisted my none other than Chevron and Exxon.) Africa, that is wild Africa, where the lion roars is soon to be a thing of the past. SCI and their ilk had better lift their heads' from the sand.

Leopard, Cape buffalo, and elephant will still be on the table long after I have left this Earth. The lions of wild Africa will depart before me.