[Gay State Conservative]

I've traveled in Africa quite a bit and once had the chance to talk to a park guide about poaching. He said that in Kenya the government's policy toward poachers is “shoot to kill”. They don't try arresting or anything...*bang*,you're dead.

[dsrtsage]

“ They don’t try arresting or anything...*bang*,you’re dead.”

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[Kevmo]

That makes me ill. A human is worth far more than an animal, even an endangered species.

All they need to do is tranquilizer-dart the elephant or rhino and cut off their tusks/horns. Those animals will be far more protected than anything those horns woulda protected them, because they got park rangers with AK47s guarding them. The recovered ivory could pay for the entire operation of protecting those species and there would no longer be any reason for poaching.

But instead, they’re KILLING humans over ANIMALS. Got it completely backwards.