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MADem

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4. That is certainly the other side of the story!

Wed Aug 5, 2015, 04:31 PM

Aug 2015

That said, I think the issue is that this guy killed a lion wearing a collar in a conservation area, not a lion that was running around stealing chickens and mauling children.

It's a good essay--well written, very vivid. I can see his life and his perspective. He has a point.

I still feel bad for the damn lion, lured out from his easy sheltered life with dead meat, wounded and hunted for two days. Ugh.

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In Zimbabwe, We Don�t Cry for Lions [View all] philosslayer Aug 2015 OP

I hope that dentist never has a full nights sleep ever again. AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #1

I'd love to blast 'lion sleeps tonight' at his house EE-E-E-OH-MUM-OH-WEH!!!! HFRN Aug 2015 #41

The economic realities of 2nd and 3rd world countries doesn't lessen the importance of conservation WestCoastLib Aug 2015 #2

I'm glad a Zimbabwean chimed in on this LittleBlue Aug 2015 #3

This entire spectacle is embarrassing. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #8

This article shows just how eager some are to portray Americans as "ignorant". KittyWampus Aug 2015 #21

Arguing with people on the internet is stupid. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #38

Even worse when you realize how dumb it made you look, huh? kcr Aug 2015 #47

That is certainly the other side of the story! MADem Aug 2015 #4

Stop encroaching on the lions' territory. MoonRiver Aug 2015 #5

Do you live in a nice safe area where all dangerous wild animals have been eliminated? PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #6

Do you think lions have no rights to a living territory? MoonRiver Aug 2015 #10

Why not? NobodyHere Aug 2015 #16

Why are you referencing me? I live in the U.S. not Africa. MoonRiver Aug 2015 #22

The most dangerous species is the human species. n/t Jamastiene Aug 2015 #48

Humans and lions have lived side by side since there were lions and humans AngryAmish Aug 2015 #7

Exactly, and they respected each other' territories. MoonRiver Aug 2015 #9

Always respected... AngryAmish Aug 2015 #12

The Tsavo lions and the dentist have something in common Scootaloo Aug 2015 #17

LOL... haikugal Aug 2015 #33

Well-played. hifiguy Aug 2015 #45

You can't be serious. philosslayer Aug 2015 #14

You then think the sentiment that humanity overruns anything it desires is absurd? LanternWaste Aug 2015 #20

Do you think the good people of Zimbabwe.. philosslayer Aug 2015 #27

They didn't "respect each others territories" philosslayer Aug 2015 #43

...and Lions have eaten humans ever since they have lived side by side. bvar22 Aug 2015 #15

There are lions that menace the villages Warpy Aug 2015 #11

extremely well put.... dhill926 Aug 2015 #18

You'd think that the writer would be outraged over Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #30

Beautifully put. Thank you so much. (nt) Paladin Aug 2015 #31

+ a brazilian. nt hifiguy Aug 2015 #46

best line in the article a great question GusBob Aug 2015 #13

Yet many people reject the premise that Americans care more for X than Y LanternWaste Aug 2015 #23

that ^^^^^ Go Vols Aug 2015 #24

Wildlife is disappearing from this planet tabasco Aug 2015 #32

The sentence is from the article. GusBob Aug 2015 #34

Doesn't he realize that's how we see Dentist here? lame54 Aug 2015 #19

Article sounds like the people who eradicated wolves in America. KittyWampus Aug 2015 #25

Zimbabwe's human population has increased 5x since 1950 n2doc Aug 2015 #26

human overpopulation is the elephant in the room for so many of our worlds problems boomer55 Aug 2015 #36

a lot of it was even state policy--though I don't recall if they blocked access to contraceptives MisterP Aug 2015 #49

Chock full of strawmen Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #28

Sounds like the jerks where I live who kill just about every animal they see, because Jamastiene Aug 2015 #29

Well said! MoonRiver Aug 2015 #35

+1 BeanMusical Aug 2015 #39

+1 million darkangel218 Aug 2015 #40

What is the point of this article? BlueStater Aug 2015 #37

Ever wondered about what kind of dentist doesn't recommend Trident? HFRN Aug 2015 #42

Interesting. There's a movie called Prey that ensured ecstatic Aug 2015 #44