Posted on 11/19/2017 6:54:18 PM PST by marktwain
Thanks for the info. I wrongly told SMGFan, in another thread on this topic, that Kenya had the controlled hunting and an increase elephant population
There might have been reason to be alarmed about low elephant populations then. Less so now.
As long as elephant hunting is humane, no having to track wounded elephants, I agree it needs a rethink.
People care about the things they own. They don’t care about things they don’t own.
Why is that so hard to understand?
Cue “The Tragedy Of The Commons”
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Nice tagline!
I am going to find a good image and create a meme with that tagline :-)
Thank you very much. Please share it with me when you do.
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Lucky for lib rats, they are NEVER held accountable for their unintended consequences...
I thought the only things that went up in Zimbabwe were famine and inflation.
It is possible that the horrific mass murders by Mugabe reduced elephant poaching a little...
Let people hunt the poachers.
The problem with that is Zimbabwe is one of the most corrupt governments in Africa. Where does all the trophy hunting money really go?
People do hunt the poachers. It takes money. A lot of money.
Maybe we could send a cargo plane load of U.S. taxpayer money for it!?
It also takes guts. Poachers are well armed and have a mindset similar to drug cartel killers.
Maybe we could send our men and women into harm’s way to protect the elephants!?
Saw off the Elephants tusks when they are babies. After a few generations they will no longer know what the tusks are actually for.
If you saw off the elephants tusks, they will no longer be hunted.
I accept the argument and tolerate the practice if that’s what it takes to preserve the species. But I still think getting enjoyment from killing exotic animals is less than admirable. Its not something I’d encourage my sons to do.
Them things are smart like dolphins and dogs. So we should leave them alone like we do pigs...
Oh wait.
Do they taste good at least?
I would love to see what a baby elephant looks like in your brain.
Saw off the Elephants tusks when they are babies. After a few generations they will no longer know what the tusks are actually for.
If you saw off the elephants tusks, they will no longer be hunted.
The idea that you could catch and saw off the tusks of elephants, and that this would be more humane than trophy hunting, is kinda weird.
“I would love to see what a baby elephant looks like in your brain.”
Cute little thing, big ears, flies around with a clown hat on.
Your brain is AWESOME!
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