I'm more concerned with illegal hunters killing innocent civilians, including children.
The Toll Of 5 Years Of Drone Strikes: 2,400 Dead
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/23/obama-drone-program-anniversary_n_4654825.html
Out of sight, out of mind
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“There are many parts of Zimbabwe where there in an abundant population of leopard that wreak havoc on the livestock of the farmers in the village,” Jones said. “Instead of the villagers killing the leopards to prevent livestock damage, permits are sold to hunters to do this for them.”
Much of that permit money goes back to the villages to fund water wells, schools and other community needs, Jones said. “These people live in mud huts and have no electricity,” Jones said. “The money derived from hunting is badly needed to help provide the bare necessities such as water and shelter.”
The same is true of elephants, Jones said, who often destroy village crops. Meat from a single elephant provides protein for more than 100 families as well, Jones said.
“People showed up in mass numbers to actually help butcher the elephant,” Jones said. “These people eat a dish every day called sudza, which is a cornmeal or maize dish, so any extra source of meat and protein is greatly needed and appreciated.
“The professional hunters in these areas also provide jobs for many of these people as trackers, skinners, game scouts and lodge help.
“On day 16 I took a nice bull elephant that actually had a hole in his trunk from a wire snare that was set out by poachers. I’m sure this elephant had been suffering for years. Poaching is a huge problem for the elephant due to illegal ivory trade. Since the village receive both money and meat they look out for poachers and help the professional hunters.”
Jones addressed the reasons lions are hunted, which she called beneficial and necessary.
“It all leads back to conservation efforts and wildlife management,” Jones said. “Lions run in family groups called prides, which is a single dominant male with several females. Hunting keeps the male to female ratio in check. If you have too many males in an area they are always fighting for dominance, killing each other and a male will other male lion’s cubs.”
Without the revenue from hunting permits, Jones said, local farmers would likely kill off all the lions in the area.
“Contrary to what many believe,” Jones said, “lion populations on private game farms in South Africa are on the rise due to these conservation and hunting practices.”
Jones, on her Facebook page, several times explains that the rhino she is pictured with is not dead. She tranquilized it with a dart so a veterinarian could treat it.
“I darted a huge male white rhino that had a leg injury, most likely from lions,” Jones said. “It’s hard to explain how exciting it is to be next to such a huge animal with a vet and team of helpers performing these procedures. The vet cleaned out the wound really good and administered an antibiotic ointment for the leg injury and antibiotic shots. He also took blood samples and DNA samples to go into a DNA database, which helps combat illegal poaching.”
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"But I still want my shampoo and nail polish tested on monkeys."Let's grow together in telling Kendall to FUCK OFF And leave our wildlife alone!
The Daily Mail article is actually troll bait or tabloid journalism for those with poor attention spans, all pictures and very few facts.
However I found some of the quotes in this article interesting.
Cleburne hunter responds to Facebook reactions
http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/...-hunter-responds-to-Facebook-reactions?zc_p=3
Perhaps I can try to explain it again. It may have gone over your head. I have a farm. If any coyotes come near it, I'll shoot them. If they get past the dogs and kill a goat, then perhaps I'll poison the goat & leave its carcass to kill the rest of the pack of coyotes. BUT, if there's money... and then it gives me a bit of an incentive to manage the coyotes, rather than exterminate them, that opens up alternatives.Ahhh, I get it...
Then what we need to do is pay her and many like her to kill many more of them pesky elephants and lions as that way THEY (natives) wont need to kill them and the endangered wildlife will be preserved.
This is sort of like destroying the village in order to save it.
This logic can work elsewhere as well, hmm, how about we let our politicians in Washington just spend money like it's going out of style so that there's nothing left for them to spend -- this way we stop them from spending!
What this twit did is disgusting and anyone that supports her is also a twit!
Brian
The Daily Mail article is actually troll bait or tabloid journalism for those with poor attention spans, all pictures and very few facts.
However I found some of the quotes in this article interesting.
Cleburne hunter responds to Facebook reactions
http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/...-hunter-responds-to-Facebook-reactions?zc_p=3
When asked if she will send the hunting money directly to villagers when there are no more great animals to hunt, Jones responded "I would like, totally love to help these poor villagers, with all the flies on their faces, to build wells and have food to eat 'n stuff, but like, that's not as fun as hunting. There just wouldn't be anything in it for me I guess."
The Daily Mail article is actually troll bait or tabloid journalism for those with poor attention spans, all pictures and very few facts.
However I found some of the quotes in this article interesting.
Cleburne hunter responds to Facebook reactions
http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/...-hunter-responds-to-Facebook-reactions?zc_p=3
You left out this quote
Uhh, what?When asked if she will send the hunting money directly to villagers when there are no more great animals to hunt, Jones responded "I would like, totally love to help these poor villagers, with all the flies on their faces, to build wells and have food to eat 'n stuff, but like, that's not as fun as hunting. There just wouldn't be anything in it for me I guess."
Open season on them and wild hogs all year long here.Used to be a bounty on Coyotes up north I believe, probably still is in some areas, wasn't going to read the whole thing.
Used to be a bounty on Coyotes up north I believe, probably still is in some areas, wasn't going to read the whole thing.
Brian Stirling said:That doesn't make any sense. You are stupid, DrPizza, because if you kill an animal, the population goes down by one.DrPizza said:In fact, due to the hunting of male lions, the population of lions is going up in those areas.
Perhaps I can try to explain it again. It may have gone over your head. I have a farm. If any coyotes come near it, I'll shoot them. If they get past the dogs and kill a goat, then perhaps I'll poison the goat & leave its carcass to kill the rest of the pack of coyotes. BUT, if there's money... and then it gives me a bit of an incentive to manage the coyotes, rather than exterminate them, that opens up alternatives.
You seem to think it's a dichotomy; it's not. In fact, due to the hunting of male lions, the population of lions is going up in those areas.
Carpel tunnel is going to be your reward. Easier to bash him in the head with a hammer, protecting the rest of us from his get.(Not a real quote, but it's the type of ignorant response from you that I expect.) Lions don't sit around the living room, ordering out for pizza, playing Xbox games all day long, and never getting laid. While that may be true for some of the posters here, I don't think any of the posters are lions. A pride of lions generally has one male and a lot of females. The male lions kill each other off or drive each other off in competition for the females. Further, if a new male lion takes over, he will kill all of the baby lions. Why? Because a nursing female lion does not come into heat - (doesn't get horny, in case I have to explain that to you as well) as long as she has the little ones to feed. BUT, if you kill those babies off, she'll come into heat again & you get to get laid a few dozen times. Further, there's an evolutionary advantage to this - the offspring of the strongest male lions are what survive.
I'm not sure if you're trolling, just being a general asshole, are making yourself look like an idiot. As I posted before, I know a lot of kids who have gone on trips like these to Africa, New Zealand, and elsewhere to take part in big game hunts. Many of those kids are far from wealthy. And, the places they travel to are, *gasp* , fairly nice to visit.
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In a statement obtained by TODAY, Jones' family defended the photos and the actions of Kendall and her father Cody.
"First and foremost, it’s imperative to make mention that all of Kendall's hunts in Zimbabwe and South Africa were 100% legal with proper tags and licenses awarded on a pre-approved quota by the countries officials and wildlife department," the family said in the statement.
"Secondly, the tags, licenses, and fees purchased in addition to the services provided by local trackers, skinners, and assistants totaled over $160,000 USD, not including travel and/or production costs. In Zimbabwe, where over 70% of the country's population is classified as poor or extremely poor, this money, along with the $200 million hunters provide annually to the overall African economy, can provide a great deal of stimulus for the local economies. In the most rural areas, most people are unemployed and depend on bartering as a way of living and their economy welcomes hunters. We're very proud of Kendall and Cody in not only helping to conserve these species for future generations, but also for helping contribute both money and jobs to an extremely poor area of Africa."
Greatest Living Human said:Licenses to hunt exotic animals in Africa can cost upwards of $350,000. Much of the proceeds go back into the local community to incentivize land-owners to raise and protect the next generation of brood, which paradoxically increases the wildlife population. Know what doesn't help increase wildlife populations in Africa? Bitching about it on Facebook. I don't see anyone else offering to pony $350,000 to save an animal's life. Your petition signatures are worth nothing. Until Lions learn how to breed with your righteous indignation and e-petitions, you're wasting your energy. Harsh truth time: conservation costs money, and if you're not willing to pay, you're not saving anything.