We immediately called our best contacts in Zimbabwe, who had not seen the press accounts we have received, but they cautioned against any kind of alarmist reaction. There is no general crackdown on hunting going on, and there are no widespread trophy shipment problems in Zimbabwe, is the way Sally Bown of SOAZ (Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe -www.soaz .net) put it. She promised to look into the matter and send us more information. When she does, we will post it to our web site and/or issue an E-Mail Extra news bulletin.
In the meantime, the individuals mentioned in the press accounts include Wayne Jardine, Jack Andrews, Theo Bronkhorst, Peter Leandras and Brigadier Ben Matiwaza. The safari companies mentioned in the articles are Lalapansi Safaris and Gariya Safaris. If you hunted in Zimbabwe this past season and had business dealings with any of these individuals or entities, you may want to follow up right away on your trophies. Copy us if you like on your queries....
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