Asher Watkins, a Texas real estate magnate and trophy hunter, was killed by a Cape buffalo during a hunting trip in South Africa. The buffalo attacked suddenly and unprovoked while Watkins was tracking it with professional hunters. The safari company, Coenraad Vermaak Safaris, expressed shock and sorrow at the incident. Cape buffaloes are known as one of the most dangerous animals to hunt and are responsible for many hunter fatalities each year. The nature of Watkins' death ignited discussions around the ethics of trophy hunting among activists.
Asher Watkins was fatally injured in a sudden and unprovoked attack by an unwounded buffalo he was tracking together with one of our professional hunters and one of our trackers.
Cape buffalo are considered one of the 'most wanted' dangerous game animals by trophy hunters across the globe, responsible for several deaths and many injuries to hunters each year.
The nature of Watkins' death sparked discussions online among animal rights groups and activists on the ethics of trophy hunting, with calls for it to end.
Animals aren't trophies or wall decorations. Trophy hunting must end!
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