Sunday, 4 December 2011

Nasty neighbours

Latest news is that the poachers are in a nearby village.  We are hoping to gain some intelligence on who they are and how heavily armed.  They've already attacked at least one elephant close by.  I'm looking forward to trying a few new ideas to be more effective against them.  As the day approaches to go out there, these people who are being paid to kill elephants and take their tusks are becoming more real.  My learning curve is steep but I'm determined that the remaining elephants will not lose their lives cheaply.
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  1. Marion14 December 2011 at 13:36

    In Saturday's Telegraph:
    A Kenyan petition is currently entreating Wen Jiabao, the Chinese prime minister, to 'stop the killing of elephants and rhinos across Africa’. It calls for 'an international outcry… to force the Chinese government to stop the illegal trade in rhino horn and elephant ivory before it is too late’.

    Charlie Mayhew, the CEO of the charity Tusk Trust, advocates that 'African governments should stand up to the Chinese and say, “Elephants and rhino are our iconic species, in the same way that the giant panda is yours. We’re appealing to you to recognise and respect these species as a part of our national heritage.”’

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  2. Bren15 December 2011 at 08:47

    It is not reasonable to expect that the Chinese can do any more about this than the African Governments can. Since it is plain that no real political will to deal with the issue exists in any of the countries involved. The local people have to be turned on to the idea of exploiting their wildlife as a resource which never needs to be harvested in order to gain long-term stability for themselves. The only way forward is for the local population to regard their wildlife as a thing worth protecting, and the only way to achieve that is to have it improve life for them, forever.

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  3. mzungu3 January 2012 at 05:18

    Forget it! Money over rules all moral and philosophical indulgences when you are hungry. The dye is cast already whether you blame it on the Chinese or previous colonialism the parks will be the last refuge of Africa's remaining wildlife. And they are under huge stress from population, degradation and the encroachment of farming. Mike Whiteman

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