JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's hunting industry expects far less revenue this year because of the World Cup.
The number of football fans traveling the country means foreign hunters can’t get flights and Adri Kitshoff, chief executive of the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa, says inflated travel and accommodation prices have deterred them further.
Confederation of Hunters Associations of South Africa spokesman Jokl le Roux, says "many hunting outfitters have had up to 90 percent cancellations, or postponements to 2011."
Kitshoff sees a "definite decline" in hunts during the World Cup.
He added that PHASA still realizes the positive impact that the World Cup has on South Africa as a whole.
