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Ross Perot Jr. Wounds Rhino in South African Trophy Hunt, Sues for
Second Shot?
Written by Rhishja Larson
Is Ross Perot Jr. taking legal action over the head of a rhino he shot
and wounded during a trophy hunt?
The son of former American Presidential candidate Ross Perot - Henry
Ross Perot Jr. - is reportedly engaged in a legal battle involving
South African wildlife authorities over the head of rhino he wounded
during a trophy hunt earlier this year.
Perot supposedly shot a bull rhino at Mkhuze game reserve in KwaZulu-
Natal, but the animal escaped. However, Perot believes he’s still
entitled to his trophy - the rhino’s head.
According to The Independent Online, wildlife authorities have not
been able to locate the wounded rhino - or a dead rhino.
A professional hunter acting for Perot then engaged lawyers to allow a
“follow-up” operation and it was agreed that Perot could have the
animal’s head if it was tracked down during a hunting operation
scheduled to start this weekend.
The professional hunter accompanying Perot is said to be Garry Kelly,
who claims that the purpose of a second hunt was to destroy the
wounded rhino in order to end its suffering.
However, wildlife officials believe the rhino was not seriously
injured, and decided last night to call off the follow-up hunt.
But last-minute discussions were held last night between Ezemvelo
chief executive Bandile Mkhize and Andrew Zaloumis, chief executive of
the IsiMangaliso Wetland Park world heritage site.
… Mkhize and Zaloumis announced that there would be no second hunt and
if Ezemvelo were to track down the animal and find that it was
suffering they would put it out of its misery - but Perot no longer
had any claim to its head.
The article further stated that the hunting code of conduct would not
allow a second hunt because “if an animal was wounded and could not be
recovered it was considered forfeit.”
Perot’s son Hill Perot reportedly succeeded in killing his own rhino
on the hunt.
While Perot Jr apparently bungled his shot in the controlled hunting
zone of the Mkhuze reserve, Hill Perot is understood to have succeeded
in bagging his own rhino trophy.
White rhino conservation
White rhino (Ceratotherum simum) are considered a conservation-
dependent species and are classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN
Red List of Threatened Species. Intense efforts have increased the
population from fewer than 100 in 1895 to approximately 17,500 today.
Supporters of trophy hunting claim it is a viable method for
“managing” the white rhino population.
One of The Forbes Richest Americans 2009
Henry Ross Perot Jr. is listed as number 317 on The Forbes Richest
Americans 2009. Perot, along with his father, is said to have lost
$2.45 billion in the past 12 months and may be facing a $753 million
lawsuit from creditor JPMorgan Chase.
Hopefully, this Texas tycoon won’t be able to afford any more trophy
hunts. |
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