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* ''Series/Tarzan1991'': An "Adventures of" series similar to the Ron Ely series of the 1960's. Although it left some things to be desired in addressing the direct effects of it's villains' illegal activities would have on humans, it did have a surprising variety of villains as the series progressed including non-environmental criminals and fantastic concepts rather than focusing solely on it's environmental theme, something that most modern jungle operas struggle with. Special mention goes to how well the poachers were handled with Cordell Winslow also participating in artifact theft, Bruno Valetti so obsessed with revenge on Tarzan he committed no poaching outside his backstory and Jack Travers only dabbling in wildlife trafficking with him having a different get rich quick scheme each time he appeared. One episode also featured Ron Ely, television's original Tarzan, as EgomaniacHunter Gordon Shaw who sought to HuntTheMostDangerousGame with Tarzan as his quarry, featuring a twist on the trope in this genre by portraying Shaw as a bow-hunter rather than being another in a long list of fire-arm wielding hunters, something that has rarely, if ever, been seen since.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{JanaOfTheJungle}}'' depicts its titular JunglePrincess very well compared to Sheena. She has several [[ActionPet ActionPets]], but she has no actual control over them, allowing an element of peril to still exist. She has both native and BoldExplorer friends and she also is actually heroic compared to Sheena, willing to risk her own life to SaveTheVillain and generally avoids actual fighting preferring to think her way out of situations. She is also more compassionate rather than rude like Sheena.. She's essentially everything Sheena failed to be.

** There are few more notable real life {{EgomaniacHunter}}s than Theodore Roosevelt himself. His home had an animal head on every wall, he once stepped down from his presidency to go on safari and lived at a time where the concept of conservation meant that killing wildlife to display them in museums was the best way to preserve them and Roosevelt was a strong believer in this ideology and was awarded by environmental groups in his "collecting" of animals for museums. Some of his conservation would even qualify as PragmaticVillainy so he would not run out of animals to hunt, but in 1901, he came to see the error of his ways and on the subject of the wanton destruction of animals, he voiced his concern with this quote: "More and more, as it becomes necessary to preserve the game, let us hope that the camera will largely supplant the rifle." Unfortunately, he was still a product of his time and continued to kill excessively for the rest of his life, but he at least acknowledged that something had to change. In the end, he is probably closer to a GreatWhiteHunter, especially seeing how he wasn't exactly sadistic like how {{EgomaniacHunter}}s are usually portrayed.

** There are few more notable real life EgomaniacHunters than Theodore Roosevelt himself. His home had an animal head on every wall, he once stepped down from his presidency to go on safari and lived at a time where the concept of conservation meant that killing wildlife to display them in museums was the best way to preserve them and Roosevelt was a strong believer in this ideology and was awarded by environmental groups in his "collecting" of animals for museums. Some of his conservation would even qualify as PragmaticVillainy so he would not run out of animals to hunt, but in 1901, he came to see the error of his ways and on the subject of the wanton destruction of animals, he voiced his concern with this quote: "More and more, as it becomes necessary to preserve the game, let us hope that the camera will largely supplant the rifle." Unfortunately, he was still a product of his time and continued to kill excessively for the rest of his life, but he at least acknowledged that something had to change. In the end, he is probably closer to a GreatWhiteHunter, especially seeing how he wasn't exactly sadistic like how EgomaniacHunters are usually portrayed.

** If you want a more direct example how an EgoManiacHunter will commit murder, the Genocide of the native Tazmainian Aborigines 1803-1847 is a perfect topic to study.
** There are few more notable real life EgomaniacHunters than Theodore Roosevelt himself. His home had an animal head on every wall, he once stepped down from his presidency to go on safari and lived at a time where the concept of conservation meant that killing wildlife to display them in museums was the best way to preserve them and Roosevelt was a strong believer in this ideology and was awarded by environmental groups in his "collecting" of animals for museums. Some of his conservation would even qualify as PragmaticVillainy so he would not run out of animals to hunt, but in 1901, he came to see the error of his ways and on the subject of the wanton destruction of animals, he voiced his concern with this quote: "More and more, as it becomes necessary to preserve the game, let us hope that the camera will largely supplant the rifle." Unfortunately, he was still a product of his time and continued to kill excessively for the rest of his life, but he at least acknowledged that something had to change.

* The American Old West (1850-1920), as mentioned previously, is a great study for {{Worldbuilding}} a lawless enviroment.

** The RealLife Circuit Rider, a common kind of character in the American Old West, is basically TheMissionary trope as well, but they were more like TheDrifter, as they traveled from tribe to tribe and town to town preaching and providing humanitarian aid. They were often independently funded or worked on their own money rather than being financed like a colonial missionary. They also had to adapt to situations quickly hence, they were skilled with weapons', making them an excellent character for an adventure story.

* Colonial and Post Colonial Africa (1800-1950) are pretty obvious. The continent does have a long history of slave trades and smuggling.

** Agojie women are a great source of inspiration for a tribe of female warriors, especiallly if their Villains.

* If your writing a JunglePrincess, there are a suprising number of examples to study.

** The Vietnamize woman known as the Cambodian Jungle Girl is basically a textbook definition of a JunglePrincess. Little is known about her.