Them Chinese folks be smarter than US???
Posted on 09/16/2024 2:19:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
FacebookTwitterWhatsAppFlipboardLinkedInRedditEmailShare The government is considering culling its elephant population to address food shortages and combat the effects of an El Niño-induced drought.
Farai Maguwu, Director of the Center for Natural Resource Governance, expressed concerns that the proposal to cull elephants would attract widespread condemnation, much like Namibia's decision. Zimbabwe has about 100,000 elephants with a carrying capacity of about 45,000 and is unable to sell some of the jumbos because of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
The country is among five southern African nations heavily impacted by the drought, leaving millions food-insecure. Namibia's decision to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, to provide food for drought-affected populations was controversial.
They are all so good, we tip even the ones that don't wait on us....they are just FRIENDLY and NICE TO US!!
A gal from Zambia said she learned English by reading THE HARDY BOYS books!! LOL!!
WWF is still asking for donations to “SAVE THE ELEPHANTS.”
MAKE UP YOUR MINDS
ZIMBABWE was producing enough food that they EXPORTED over 65% to surrounding African countries.
THEN, THE “Leaders” went after the Dutch farmers who had built up those farms for years.
They urged the unskilled workers to rise up-—KILL the farmers-—and take over the land.
A 7 year old could have predicted the results.
NOW-—ZIMBABWE IMPORTS OVER 93% of the food needs of that country EVERY DAY.
I HAVE ZERO SYMPATHY
You’re not alone in lacking any sympathy for that place
They urged the unskilled workers to rise up-—KILL the farmers-—and take over the land.
Same thing is happening all over the world today. Take away the land from the farmers, so they can control the food supply.
And the Brits screwed over Ian Smith.
Yep.
I guess Mugabe’s cronies still own the farms.
NY Times had a front-page story on Namibia doing this. August 29. As usual with the Times, it has compete details of the numbers that will be sacrificed.
After reading the comments, some of them even humorous, I remember that it is a big problem to solve with so many of us having plenty to eat.
It’s a world problem, and it will be solved one way or another.
When I was in 7th grade, we had a visitor to our social studies class from the nearby United Nations. He warned us that population had to be controlled. Do you realize, he told us, that there are over 2 billion people on this planet?
So did Jimmy Carter and Andrew Young
they undermined the "unity" transitional government of black Rhodesians under Bishop Muzorewa which had the support of Ian Smith and white Rhodesians. Carter and Young rejected a government without Robert Mugabe's marxist ZANU, who continued their guerrilla war until the could control the outcome of national voting. Once in control, Mugabe went on to slaughter his political opponents from the Ndebele minority.
In sum, they screwed over everyone in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe
Just as we should have supported Chief Buthelezi in South Africa, instead of Mandela.
There were LESS people and MORE elephants back in them days.
Them Chinese folks be smarter than US???
But... is it illegal to transport an elephant head on a vehicle?
Hold on there!!
https://www.animalcognition.org/2015/04/15/list-of-animals-that-have-passed-the-mirror-test/
Easy to do - merely build a fence made from nonobtainium.
OOPS
I didn’t know about the Eurasian Magpies
The ant evidence is inconclusive.
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