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22. Look at who's managing(sic) the country. (nt)

Reply to The Stranger (Reply #17)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 05:13 PM

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Poachers poison 90 elephants with cyanide in Zimbabwe wildlife park [View all] Fuddnik Sep 2013 OP

If there was ever a species that deserved to go extinct GliderGuider Sep 2013 #1

Yup. FiveGoodMen Sep 2013 #3

+1000 nt Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #5

Just think how bountiful this world would be if man had never been born. Auntie Bush Sep 2013 #38

I agree 100%. complain jane Sep 2013 #44

Beyond sad. Scuba Sep 2013 #2

all that for tusks? Beaverhausen Sep 2013 #4

Just like shark fins and rhino horns.... Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #25

In some wildlife parks, they just hire mercenaries to shoot every poacher on sight. geek tragedy Sep 2013 #6

Violence does solve problems The2ndWheel Sep 2013 #8

have to say..... dhill926 Sep 2013 #9

It's sad that desperate measures have to be considered, but closeupready Sep 2013 #12

Especially in rhino preserves. geek tragedy Sep 2013 #13

South Africa, IIRC sir pball Sep 2013 #18

so you are promoting machine gunning Blacks just like White SA's did during the apartheid era? azurnoir Sep 2013 #54

If the POACHERS happen to be black, sure. sir pball Sep 2013 #59

No I do not support poaching however azurnoir Sep 2013 #60

I'm comfortable with that approach. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #21

I agree with all of you. But I'm curious, do all of you also support the death penalty here? 7962 Sep 2013 #35

Given the choice between some poachers and the entire species they're bent on destroying? Sure. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #37

OMG Autumn Colors Sep 2013 #7

DEATH PENALTY FOR POACHING. DEATH PENALTY FOR POACHING. zonkers Sep 2013 #10

Perhaps you should take a look at the economic conditions in Zimbabwe azurnoir Sep 2013 #23

If they want to shoot something because they're poor, let them shoot the corrupt bastards in charge. Nihil Sep 2013 #48

You have not a clue what you are talking about oberliner Sep 2013 #49

yes the poaching synicate bosses not the poachers themselves same as with any crime organization azurnoir Sep 2013 #50

Can you confess that you are ignorant about this topic? oberliner Sep 2013 #52

do you have proof that the poachers themselves the ones actually physically out in the field azurnoir Sep 2013 #53

So you don't know anything about this subject outside of Wikipedia? oberliner Sep 2013 #55

again do you have proof of your claims? azurnoir Sep 2013 #56

My central claim is that you don't know what you are talking about oberliner Sep 2013 #57

In a country with 80+% unemployment it is hardly fantasic to claim that some would azurnoir Sep 2013 #58

You mean to tell me in this day of GPS and electronic tagging, authorities cannot track and protect zonkers Sep 2013 #11

You can protect a herd, but every piece of salt or watering hole? geek tragedy Sep 2013 #14

Tragedy. rhett o rick Sep 2013 #15

Rue the day, we will. Aldo Leopold Sep 2013 #16

I still can't understand why the Zimbabwean government cannot do something to stop this. The Stranger Sep 2013 #17

Because the government is still Robert Mugabe nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #19

Look at who's managing(sic) the country. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #22

Zimbabwe poachers jailed 15 years for elephant poisoning azurnoir Sep 2013 #20

While in prison let them drink only water from the poisoned watering holes. Owl Sep 2013 #30

well please take a look at post #23 azurnoir Sep 2013 #32

That is horrible... jimlup Sep 2013 #24

Who is still buying ivory? Stop the demand, put the people to work farming or whatever works. freshwest Sep 2013 #26

China. Lasher Sep 2013 #34

Thanks. Truly horrible and a waste. No chance of them agreeing to stop it, huh... freshwest Sep 2013 #42

No, they won't stop voluntarily. Lasher Sep 2013 #43

Just THINK of how much that very last elephant will be worth! dougolat Sep 2013 #46

Yes, put the buyers in jail. nt Auntie Bush Sep 2013 #39

What a bunch of barbarians windsormich19454 Sep 2013 #27

+1, I agree. uppityperson Sep 2013 #33

There. Are. No. Words. No words. Emit Sep 2013 #28

ditto dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #29

I say to hell with a lengthy prison sentence... Earth_First Sep 2013 #31

Can they live without their tusks? And rhinos? 7962 Sep 2013 #36

That was exactly what I was thinking. You beat me to it. Herd them up, tranquilize the and cut. freshwest Sep 2013 #41

I think, in the near future... krispos42 Sep 2013 #51

I just don't have enough outrage left for this. Deep13 Sep 2013 #40

How do you go through life complain jane Sep 2013 #45

Human progress comes at a cost The2ndWheel Sep 2013 #47

As long as people are willing to pay vast sums for elephant ivory, this will go on. bklyncowgirl Sep 2013 #61