Sir David Attenborough Says Cecil the Lion Death Sign of Terrible State of the Human Psyche

[swilton]

Last edited Thu Sep 10, 2015, 05:25 PM - Edit history (1)

Sorry people, I can't let the Cecil the lion death go away and the subject of this article is just one of the many reasons.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sir-david-attenborough-says-cecil-the-lion-death-is-sign-of-terrible-state-of-the-human-psyche-10490939.html

I'm updating this with another post on the subject and ask this question, Didn't the Vietnam War teach us the fallacies of the 'we had to destroy the village in order to save it' argument? It seems to me that the same pseudo logic applies to the notion that 'trophy hunting helps conserve species'.....

Here is an article from Huffington Post on the subject

Unspecified in the argument that hunting helps conservation are the variances in corruption from country to country and organisation to organisation, and more pointedly, the less published final percentage of funds ultimately donated to conservation groups.

Dereck Joubert of National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative said little revenue from hunts end up supporting conservation -- 3 to 5 percent of funds are returned to charitable groups -- and noted that lion numbers have continued to decline in areas popular with big-game hunters.

"The largest decline in lions has happened in an era when hunting was the dominant 'management' form.," Joubert said.

One study found that as little as 1.8 percent of overall tourism revenue in Africa is distributed back into conservation. Not to mention, popular game animals -- like lion, giraffe, leopard and elephant -- are all still frighteningly endangered.

More..................

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/elissa-sursara/post_10090_b_8096938.html?ncid=tweetlnkauhpmg00000001

[Peregrine Took]

1. Thanks for posting. Sorry to see the grinning fool feels its ok to come out of hiding. n/t

[villager]

2. The state of the *planet* is a sign of the imploded, non-functioning state, of the Human Psyche

No "well" species does what we do -- to each other, to other beings, etc. Certainly not on this scale, with this relentless consistency....

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

3. I actually think what we've seen is a sign of progress for humanity, although it's probably 'too

little, too late'.

It used to just be that 'big game hunting' was simply taken for granted. Now at least, we're seeing massive protests, restrictions on transporting trophies, more anti-hunting legislation.

[Skittles]

4. people who are entertained by killing are sick, sick, sick

fucking cowards