Охота на Сахарского орикса

The graceful lines and long curving horns of the Scimitar Oryx have long attracted people, stirring the desire to hunt the antelope and to keep it in captivity. This came in handy when the animal was practically extinct in the wild, and today captive herds form the basis of reintroduction programs. No zoos can support a population with sufficient genetic diversity; keeping enough of the animals is possible only on game farms. Whatever one’s opinion on game farming, it’s undeniable that hunting a few selected individuals and using the proceeds for the well-being of the herd is a proven, sustainable, and successful conservation model. If free wild herds of Scimitar Oryx are to roam the deserts of Northern Africa, it will only be due to high fence game farms and ranches. That’s so far as conservation aspect goes, but what about the hunt itself? An open plain where you can see every movement of the wary animal, the highest degree of tension at every moment of the stalk, and a lasting memory in the form of a couple of beautiful horns. Enough to make any hunter want to hunt this antelope.