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sir pball

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19. The rhino is going to be culled either way. It can't stay in the wild.

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 12:43 PM

Mar 2015

Whether you like it or not, the rhino is past breeding age, but still quite aggressively defending his territory, keeping the females from breeding. It has to be removed from the population so that a younger, still-virile animal can sire more rhinos. It's not terribly uncommon, but it's usually just quietly killed by a wildlife agent; this time it seems the government decided to do it publicly and make a very good pile of money in the process.

I suppose you could advocate for capture and confinement to a zoo/wildlife park, but it's a cold conservational reality that this animal must be removed from the wild one way or another.

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This hunter wants an endangered rhino�s head as a trophy. Looks like he�ll get it [View all] G_j Mar 2015 OP

Texans and guns, guns, guns, guns, guns, guns, guns.... NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1

It's the feds who are OK'ing the paperwork on this, not Texas. (nt) Paladin Mar 2015 #5

I don't own a gun, gun, gun, gun, gun... nt ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #7

Not just picking on Texans, yes they are often obnoxious, but guns are, as usual, at the core of NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #9

you skipped the part about NM_Birder Mar 2015 #29

Well, y'all have only been down there a few years. KamaAina Mar 2015 #25

From the land of Chris Kyle not surprised a bit WillTwain Mar 2015 #30

No words to express my rage about this. No words. Coventina Mar 2015 #2

May the rino kill him get the red out Mar 2015 #3

Arrogant fucking human beings, thinking we can kill whatever we want or own whatever we NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #8

This case is really just the opposite -- it was a considered & deliberative process that is limited aikoaiko Mar 2015 #32

Will the species benefit from this older male being removed from the herd? NCTraveler Mar 2015 #4

It is better for the herd to remove an older rhino like this. tammywammy Mar 2015 #12

Thanks for the reply. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #21

If the older male rhino can no longer reproduce and prevents younger bulls from reproductions, tammywammy Mar 2015 #22

Pity it would not be if the Rhino ran over this Kennedy Murdering Dawson Leery Mar 2015 #6

That is so sick. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2015 #10

$350,000 for an animal part to hang on his wall. He could get a chicken leg from the supermarket Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #11

Ah, but that would not be a constant reminder to him ... surrealAmerican Mar 2015 #18

Exactly. A fetish for dead animal parts is a bit weird. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #24

bbbbut he'll give the meat to the POOR! you can't criticize this! MisterP Mar 2015 #31

Who probably won't hang it on their walls to prove their Real Men. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #33

This guy is a douchebag Calista241 Mar 2015 #13

Please stop with the lies that hunters are "conservationists" joeybee12 Mar 2015 #14

The rhino is going to be culled either way. It can't stay in the wild. sir pball Mar 2015 #19

I'm of two minds on this one el_bryanto Mar 2015 #15

The claim is correct. sir pball Mar 2015 #20

I am willing to bet that hunting assholes have diminished the stock far more than older bulls. Dreamer Tatum Mar 2015 #16

my only hope is that he misses and the animal tramples him to death. nt Javaman Mar 2015 #17

Corey Knowlton has bagged a lot of exotic animals- just look! LeftinOH Mar 2015 #23

your anti gun and hunting hatred aside, NM_Birder Mar 2015 #27

Can I go hunting baboons on Capitol Hill? KamaAina Mar 2015 #26

People that have a love for death and killing for no reason are sick in the head. Rex Mar 2015 #28

The number of people who either didn't read any of it of can't comprehend here is staggering Lee-Lee Mar 2015 #34

what up? Willem Mar 2015 #35