Re: War on Rhino poachers
I loathe this sort of thing. The beautiful elephants are suffering terribly as well. And as for lions, well - I saw the other day that thousands are being bred just for the shooting.Re: War on Rhino poachers
It says on the news today that the battle is being lost.Re: War on Rhino poachers
I had the privilege of actually walking some distance with 4 white rhinos. They were guarded 24 hours a day by rangers who went everywhere with them. They were the last 4 white rhinos in Kenya and were a gift from South Africa, all white rhinos in Kenya had been killed by poachers. The rhinos were, I thought, lovely. They are not at all aggressive like the black rhinos, which no doubt explains why they were all killed and the black ones were not. I have my treasured photos of myself with the rhinos and some of Mr Clumsy too of course. I think I was so lucky to have that experience.Re: War on Rhino poachers
This sad state of affairs is made even worse by the fact that much of the ivory is useg in carving for which there are perfectly acceptable substitutes. I wonder at what point the material becomes more valuable than the craftsmanship? For example is the wood/metal/ivory more valuable than the art.Re: War on Rhino poachers
Someone must be buying the ivory we know its the Chinese but we carry on buying their sweat shop crap because its cheap while wealthy people buy works of art made from elephant tusks.
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