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Source: Independent
Pero Jelenic hit by a stray bullet while hunting big cats bred in captivity
Lydia Smith 2 hours ago
A trophy hunter was shot dead as he hunted lions bred in captivity in South Africa.
Pero Jelenic was struck by a stray bullet as he tracked on of the creatures near Setlagole, in the North West province.
Police spokesperson Charlize van der Linden told News24 that the 75-year-old hotelier from Croatia had already killed one lion and along with two other hunters, he was tracking another big cat when he was hit.
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South Africas canned lion hunting industry is highly controversial. In canned hunts, cats raised in captivity are kept on private hunting reserves where they can be shot by hunters for a fee.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/big-game-hunter-shot-dead-lion-aim-pero-jelinic-croatia-south-africa-a8184576.html
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