Social networks in Argentina and Mexico discuss the death of the president of the Mexican Hunting FederationMario Alberto Canales Najjar, being rammed by a thousand kilo buffalo.
The incident occurred in a sport hunting preserve in the province of Entre Ríos, in northeastern Argentina, near the border with Uruguay.
Canales Najjar, a 64-year-old lawyer and expert hunter, He died from injuries sustained when he practiced the controversial sport with three friends with whom he traveled to Argentina.
The event occurred in Punta Caballo, a coastal town on the Uruguay River, just over 210 km from Buenos Aires.
Canales Najjar had a 408 rifle and got up to 30 meters from the animal. As published The country and the Argentine newspaper UNO, he shot at it, but could not bring it down and the animal, enraged, charged him with its horns.
The guide accompanying the Mexican tourists then shot the animal several times, killing it. There were five shots, according to the expert reports.
As it was a very isolated area with no mobile phone signal, and not at all accessible to an ambulance, Canales Najjar, who He was president of the Mexican Hunting Federationwas taken in a van in a state of shock to the nearest hospital, where he arrived lifeless.
The first analyzes revealed that He suffered rib and sternum fractures, as well as retroperitoneal hematomas.
The incident occurred on Friday of last week and transpired on Tuesday, October 11.
The body was veiled on Sunday in the town of Gualeguaychú, in Entre Ríos, the place where his wife and children traveled from Mexico.
Buffalo hunting in Argentina: 500 dollars per day
The local Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation to find out details of what happened to the Mexican hunter, since it is not clear if the place had the corresponding hunting permits.
The sport hunting service in the place, according to the Argentine media, It costs $500 per day.
Canales Najjar was the head of the board of directors of the Mexican Hunting Federation since 2018. The organization fired him on social mediawhere he described him as a person who “He distinguished himself in the defense of responsible hunting and in the conservation of wildlife.”
The deceased hunter in Argentina was also president of the Board of Directors of the Safari Club of Mexico and a member of organizations such as the International Safari Club, among others.
Canales Najjar was also a recognized lawyer, founder of the study Canales Najjar y Asociados in CDMX and vice president of the association United for a Sustainable Management of Our Biodiversity.
Sport hunting tourism complexes such as Punta Caballos raise wild animals such as deer, antelope and buffalo, among others, to later turn them into prey for customers.
Peace and eternal rest for our colleague, Mario Alberto Canales Najjar, President of @FEMECA2 and Vice President of @UNBIOMX.
And our deepest condolences to his family and friends.#RIP pic.twitter.com/fpWeywMQWJ— AZCARM (@azcarmx) October 8, 2022
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