'Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week but
will be very hard pressed to change my mind that this horror show in any way helps conservation of Elephants or any other animal'
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Mon 20 Nov 2017, 9:07,
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Of course it doesn't help.
It's fucking ridiculous to assume that we have a responsibility to control the population of these animals. They've been around for far longer than we have and were doing just dandy before we turned up.
Population control only becomes a necessity when there's a human angle involved. We control them to make out situation more comfortable, not theirs.
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This debate isn't about population control. Culling is a diffrent controversy.
I just wonder what he has been watching to change his mind.
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Mon 20 Nov 2017, 9:29,
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It amounts to the same thing though.
Culling is a result of human interference. If we could just find a way to fuck off and leave these animals alone then there would be no 'need' for it.
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Trophy hunting supporters wouldn't claim it's an effective way to manage populations
as the number of animals hunted is small. They argue that without it, in certain areas of Africa where tourism can't be developed, there would be no other financial incentive locally to conserve wildlife.
Of course, wildlife is affected by humans everywhere. Wildlife is now largely confined in parks in Africa. Some of these parks are becoming glorified zoos.
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Mon 20 Nov 2017, 10:19,
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Indeed, make sure animals are free to eat and fuck and they'll sort it out.
Except pandas, there's no helping those fuckers.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Mon 20 Nov 2017, 9:31,
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Best thing people could do is to stop calling it "hunting". It's either conservation by locals, or responsible hunters with knowledge and respect for their local environment and the food they're hunting. Everything else is just a bullshit sport/hobby/entertainment for bored people with more money than imagination. Going halfway around the world for a canned hunt of a decrepit Lion is just fucked.
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transparenttown Dead to worse..., Mon 20 Nov 2017, 9:51,
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Good idea, maybe if they renamed it 'shitcuntwankering' it would put people off.
maybe yours will catch on
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2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Mon 20 Nov 2017, 10:24,
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I hope they decide soon. My elephant tusk bike holder is going to look so cool
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 20 Nov 2017, 10:54,
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