Hippos Butchered by the Hundreds in Congo Wildlife Park

National Geographic on line ^ | October 24, 2006 | James Owen

[Leg Olam]

Hippopotamuses are being butchered by the hundreds inside a Central African wildlife reserve, conservation groups report.

An aerial census conducted yesterday put the hippo population in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at 629.

[Leg Olam]

Very sad...What a Hellhole the Congo and most of Africa has become.

I didn't see this anywhere after doing a search but if its already been posted the Mods can remove it.

[shankbear]

Was it the Rove De-hippofier 4300? It was untested to date.

Do they eat hippo? Does it taste like chicken?

It is a shame about all the hippos. Hoe none were from Hutto, TX.

[Leg Olam]

Very un-hip.

With lttle or no refrigeration most of the meat rots. They mostly want the teeth for the ivory trade. Rotten bast**ds.

[I still care]

Unlike what the lib treehuggers would like people to believe, the best friend to the environment is prosperity.

Poverty is key to the depletion of resources.

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[shankbear]

Yeah, I read about it another place. The poachers and ruthless animal killers like that for the ivory are bad. Aren't they pretty much subject to summary execution if caught? I know that was true with elephant ivory poachers.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Tragedy of the commons.

[Leg Olam]

Sorry, my bad...I won't do that again.

[jcs1744]

Well, with fewer hippos around, the number of small white marbles will increase.

[TommyDale]

Has Rosie O'Donnell been injured?

[reagan_fanatic]

I need to get my eyes checked. At first, I thought it said 'Hippies Butchered by the Hundreds...'

[Leg Olam]

The article says that its being done by armed militia rebels operating inside the park. I doubt that the Congo government has the resources to deal with them let alone the resolve. These arn't your average poachers who are executed when caught.

[300magnum]

[Charles Martel]

With lttle or no refrigeration most of the meat rots. They mostly want the teeth for the ivory trade. Rotten bast**ds.

Well, here's hoping the hippos strike back once in a while. Those are some of the most dangerous animals on the planet, despite their appearance. Surely the poachers deserve such an unpleasant fate.

[Leg Olam]

I doubt that they get close enough to be in danger. Why take them out one at a time with bullets? They probably just lob a couple of grenades into the herd and go in later to do their business.

[Sergio]

Maybe PETA can send a contingent of half naked, half brained, beautiful people to show the Congolese rebels the error of their ways.

[LIConFem]

I first read the title as Hippies Butchered.... Note to self: Get thee to an opthamologist.

[River_Wrangler]

Aren't they pretty much subject to summary execution if caught?

Anyone in the Congo is subject to summary execution for just being there. It's always been that way.