Market solutions...
Market solutions...
It's pretty sad how many animals are in danger because of poaching and hunting in Africa. It is also interesting how easily illegal products are transported to different areas of the world.
But, this thread made me automatically think of the Rhinoceros Party.
They're funny!
Adelaide (07-20-2017)
Oops, uh-oh...
Endangered black rhinos die in Kenya reserve
13 July `18 - Eight endangered black rhinos have died while being transported to a new wildlife reserve in Kenya.
They died after drinking water with high concentrations of salt, the Kenyan government says. The animals were among 14 black rhinos being transported from Nairobi National Park to the country's biggest national park, Tsavo East. Estimates suggest there are fewer than 5,500 black rhinos in the world, all of them in Africa and some 750 in Kenya.
Kenya Wildlife Service vets believe the more the animals drank, the thirstier they became, which quickly lead to salt poisoning, although an independent investigation has been launched to confirm the cause of death.
Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu told AFP news agency: "Something must have gone wrong, and we want to know what it is." The relocation of endangered animals involves sedating them for the journey and reviving them on arrival. The process is known as translocation.
Estimates suggest there are fewer than 5,500 black rhinos in the world
The WWF conservation agency, which runs the programme with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), described the process as "extremely challenging" in a statement released to Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper. "Black rhinos are under enormous threat, so efforts to try and better protect them, such as translocation, are crucial for future generations," i said. Rhinos are often moved when their populations outgrow their surroundings. In the case of critically endangered black rhinos, the moves can establish new breeding habitats to boost numbers.
Nine rhinos were killed in Kenya last year, according to KWS, and in March, the world's last surviving male northern white rhino died after months of poor health. He had previously joined the dating app Tinder to raise funds for his conservation.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44819231
Could we capture the animals and remove the horns to deny horns to the poachers?
" I'm old-fashioned. I like two sexes! And another thing, all of a sudden I don't like being married to what is known as a 'new woman'. I want a wife, not a competitor. Competitor! Competitor!" - Spencer Tracy in 'Adam's Rib' (1949)
Art thou every retard among us related to thine uncle or mistress by way of moral or illegitimate rendezvous? Thus, we are one side of the other's coin by luck or pluck. - Jimmyz
This woman in the Stossel clip is clearly trying to protect her nonprofit and her position in it in the face of evidence that what she does isn't working. I don't envy her and I don't know the truth in Stossel's analysis, but her only reply to him is "but look at all the work we do passing laws, lobbying and holding seminars."
"But it doesn't work."
"Hahaha."
"But it isn't working."
"Giggle, giggle ..."
Pretty weird.