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I am so for this, and happy to see a country doing more than a slap on the wrist. I wish this would spread to all countries, covering all animals.
http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2012/indi...-be-paid-reward-for-every-poacher-they-shoot/
We previously reported on wildlife rangers in Maharashtra State in India being offered protection from legal action if they take preventative shooting of poachers in order to protect tigers. Now a leading politician of the State has upped the stakes again and is offering a bonus to any ranger who shoots poachers.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) – the fourth largest part in the State assembly – chief Raj Thackeray has offered to pay rangers a reward of Rs.500,000 (just under £6,000) if they shoot a poacher found killing tigers in the forests of Vidarbha region in eastern Maharashtra...
http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2012/indi...-be-paid-reward-for-every-poacher-they-shoot/