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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: Special T on October 04, 2012, 08:32:26 PM

Title: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: Special T on October 04, 2012, 08:32:26 PM: Just thought i should share this.
http://www.france24.com/en/20121003-costa-rica-set-ban-hunting-first-americas (http://www.france24.com/en/20121003-costa-rica-set-ban-hunting-first-americas)

AFP - Costa Rica is set to be the first country in the American continent to ban recreational hunting after the country's legislature approved the popular measure by a wide margin.

The bill, which bans hunting for sport but still allows culling and subsistence hunting, was approved late Tuesday by a 41-5 vote. Congress will revisit the issue on Thursday, but the second round is seen as just a formality.

President Laura Chinchilla, who supports the measure, is expected to sign it into law in the next days.

The ban, which does not affect fishing for sport, does allow researchers to hunt for scientific purposes.

Hunters violating the ban would have to pay a fine of up to $3,000.

Costa Rica supports an enormous variety of fauna, and is one of the countries with the highest density of biodiversity in the world.

Wildlife in Costa Rica include jaguars, armadillos, deer, sloths and several species of monkeys, as well as a variety of birds, amphibians and reptiles.

Some two million people visit Costa Rica each year -- a $2 billion business -- and the country's natural reserves and variety of species are a great attraction.
Title: Re: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: mkcj on October 04, 2012, 08:55:11 PM: "President Laura Chinchilla, who supports the measure, is expected to sign it into law in the next days."

Is that because she look's like a sloth :dunno:

(yeah I know I'm going to hell now :chuckle:)
Title: Re: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: lokidog on October 04, 2012, 09:12:18 PM: Not sure there was a huge "sport" hunting thing going on there anyways, but a bad precedent.
Title: Re: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: Soldier5 on October 05, 2012, 12:47:54 AM: My family owns land in Costa Rica and we had plans of hunting there in the future. Guess that's out the window.
Title: Re: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: lokidog on October 05, 2012, 08:06:22 AM: Quote from: Soldier5 on October 05, 2012, 12:47:54 AM
My family owns land in Costa Rica and we had plans of hunting there in the future. Guess that's out the window.

What part? What would you guys have tried to hunt for? I would think ducks/doves might be good, those little inca doves seemed to be everywhere. We saw some deer on the SE end of the Nicoya Peninsula, man, they were tiny.
Title: Re: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: Soldier5 on October 05, 2012, 08:38:43 AM: I want to say the north central part of the country. Kinda vague, but I'm not exactly sure where they bought the land. My parents went there last year and talked with one of the larger land owners nearby. He is an avid hunter and stated there are deer and pigs in the area. I'm sure there's other types of game out there as well.
Title: Re: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: lokidog on October 05, 2012, 09:00:19 AM: If you are lucky, pigs might still fall into the "culling" category for mangement purposes. It is a beautiful country to visit but sounds like there are way too many animal wackos there.
Title: Re: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: popeshawnpaul on October 05, 2012, 09:37:19 AM: I was just there and there is nothing to hunt. Unless you like macaw stew or bbq sloth...
Title: Re: Costa Rica set to ban hunting, a first in the Americas
Post by: Soldier5 on October 05, 2012, 10:01:13 AM: What about monkey brains?