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Organized Crime Behind Elephant Slaughter

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,083
edited March 2013 in A Moving Train
This makes my blood boil:

http://news.yahoo.com/organised-crime-b ... 23183.html
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,036
    My number one favourite animal: Elephant :cry:
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  • guypjfreakguypjfreak Posts: 2,281
    i blame the Chinese it seems they will use any part of any animal and for stupid reasons ie fertility ect ..when these beautiful creatures are gone then may be us humans will wake up ..
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    guypjfreak wrote:
    i blame the Chinese it seems they will use any part of any animal and for stupid reasons ie fertility ect ..when these beautiful creatures are gone then may be us humans will wake up ..
    It appears to be Asian Roman Catholics that are driving the spike in elephant poaching.....ivory for fancy crucifixes and such.

    The Chinese are more interested in rhino horn, pangolins and tiger penis.
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  • even flow - question markeven flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    Ah yeah the days when you could kill an elephant and use the whole body to feed a village. No wait that is the whale or something like that. Anyway, isn't there faux pas ivory that can pass as the real thing?

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  • guypjfreakguypjfreak Posts: 2,281
    even flow - question mark wrote:
    Ah yeah the days when you could kill an elephant and use the whole body to feed a village. No wait that is the whale or something like that. Anyway, isn't there faux pas ivory that can pass as the real thing?
    elephants , whales , tigers , rhinos ,the list goes on i was watching an old life on earth with David Attinbourgh the other day and he was saying that if we didnt do something soon these animals would be endangered and that was 10/15 years ago .when will we learn .
    just on this subject did any one see Gordon Ramsays program about sharks fin soup heres a bit i found on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y_HIoCx3w0 but its just another act of senseless slaughter for now real reason :x
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    even flow - question mark wrote:
    Ah yeah the days when you could kill an elephant and use the whole body to feed a village. No wait that is the whale or something like that. Anyway, isn't there faux pas ivory that can pass as the real thing?
    Close with elephant....wooly mammoth....you were thinking of wooly mammoth.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • dancepartnerdancepartner Posts: 324
    I remember once being a part of a campaign to stop the slaughter of baby seals. Years later, I still have co-workers who indulge in poking fun at me about it and of course -- I poke back. But I'd say the reason it's still on their minds is cuz their awareness was raised a bit. An awareness about something that happens 1000's of miles away from us but yet, this boycot was of McDonalds; a primary purchaser of Canadian fish. In turn, this movement brought the neccesary pressure on the Canadian Fish Ministry who eventually enacted a ban on the clubbing of baby seals. Funny how the wheels get oiled.
    The newly affluent Asians need to raise their awareness some & of course -- a bit of pressure would'nt hurt.
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