Poachers kill one of last two white rhinos in Zambia

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  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Alex_Coe wrote:
    Capital idea, Webster. I always wanted my own Triceratops.
    laffs :D
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,900
    RIP the last male Northern White Rhino

    had to be under 24/7 armed security because awful greedy humans cannot help themselves

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/20/africa/last-male-white-rhino-dies-intl/index.html

    (CNN)The world's last male northern white rhino has died leaving only two females left to save the subspecies from extinction.

    The 45-year-old rhino named Sudan had been in poor health in recent days and was being treated for age-related issues and multiple infections.
    A veterinary team made the decision to euthanize Sudan after his condition deteriorated significantly, the conservation group WildAid announced Tuesday.
    Sudan lived in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, surrounded by armed guards in the days leading up to his death to protect him from poachers.

      "He was a gentle giant, his personality was just amazing and given his size, a lot of people were afraid of him. But there was nothing mean about him," said Elodie Sampere, a representative for Ol Pejeta.
      Researchers were able to save some of Sudan's genetic material in the hopes of successfully artificially inseminating one of the two females left, Sampere said.
      "We can only hope that the world learns from the sad loss of Sudan and takes every measure to end all trade in rhino horn. While prices of rhino horn are falling in China and Vietnam, poaching for horn still threatens all rhino species," said WildAid CEO Peter Knights.
      Rhinos are targeted by poachers, fueled by the belief in Asia that their horns cure various ailments. Experts say the rhino horn is becoming more lucrative than drugs.
      In addition to round-the-clock security, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy also put radio transmitters on the animals and dispatched incognito rangers into neighboring communities to gather intelligence on poaching.

      Old and frail

      At 45, Sudan was elderly in rhino years and suffered from problems associated with age.
      During his final years, he was not able to naturally mount a female and suffered from a low sperm count, which made his ability to procreate difficult.
      His daughter Najin, 28 and granddaughter, Fatu, considered young by comparison. Najin could conceive, but her hind legs are so weak she may be unable to support a mounted male.
      Sudan made headlines last year when the Tinder dating app named him the "most eligible bachelor in the world" in a campaign to raise funds to save the subspecies.
      The western black rhino was declared extinct seven years ago as a result of poaching. All five remaining rhino species worldwide are considered threatened, according to the conservation group Save the Rhino.
    • tbergs
      tbergs Posts: 10,513
      Saw this article this morning as well. 
      It's a hopeless situation...
    • HughFreakingDillon
      HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,118
      poachers are close to one of the lowest forms of humanity. 
      Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



    • stuckinline
      stuckinline Posts: 3,408
      Sudan lived in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, surrounded by armed guards in the days leading up to his death to protect him from poachers.

      Would a poacher seriously try to kill a sick/dying animal?
      HughFD, I agree with you.
    • HughFreakingDillon
      HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,118
      stuckinline said:
      Sudan lived in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, surrounded by armed guards in the days leading up to his death to protect him from poachers.

      Would a poacher seriously try to kill a sick/dying animal?
      HughFD, I agree with you.
      the horns bring in lots of money for the fake medicine trade. 
      Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



    • jeffbr
      jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
      HughFreakingDillon said:
      poachers are close to one of the lowest forms of humanity. 
      Agreed. And I find trophy hunters to be every bit as vile.

      "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
    • HughFreakingDillon
      HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,118
      jeffbr said:
      HughFreakingDillon said:
      poachers are close to one of the lowest forms of humanity. 
      Agreed. And I find trophy hunters to be every bit as vile.

      to me they are the same. 
      Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



    • stuckinline
      stuckinline Posts: 3,408
      jeffbr said:
      HughFreakingDillon said:
      poachers are close to one of the lowest forms of humanity. 
      Agreed. And I find trophy hunters to be every bit as vile.

      This is disgusting. Is Donny Jr holding an elephants tail that he cut off?
    • Thirty Bills Unpaid
      Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
      jeffbr said:
      HughFreakingDillon said:
      poachers are close to one of the lowest forms of humanity. 
      Agreed. And I find trophy hunters to be every bit as vile.


      F**king psychopaths. Each of those pictures is disgusting, but look at shithead with his big boy knife- he just cut a tail off with it. Nice job, tough guy. Now seriously... go jump off a bridge.

      Just a notch above poachers are the Asians that think if they eat a tiger's penis they'll become a man (instead of the worm they are)... or seek rhinoceros horn or shark fins for 'medicinal value'.
      "My brain's a good brain!"
    • brianlux
      brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,813
      Poachers and big game hunters: the lowest of the low, the vilest of the vile. 
      "It's a sad and beautiful world"
      -Roberto Benigni

    • lastexitlondon
      lastexitlondon Posts: 15,108
      Its a fuckin sad day for humanity a breed of animal should never become extinct in this day and age. No way. Us stupid human beings.


      this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
    • HughFreakingDillon
      HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,118
      lastexitlondon said:
      Its a fuckin sad day for humanity a breed of animal should never become extinct in this day and age. No way. Us stupid human beings.
      well, they should. that's the natural order of things. but not by human hands, which I'm sure is what you mean. 
      Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



    • Meltdown99
      Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
      What do you think of taxidermist?  They make trophy hunting possible in many ways...
      Give Peas A Chance…
    • HughFreakingDillon
      HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 40,118
      Meltdown99 said:
      What do you think of taxidermist?  They make trophy hunting possible in many ways...
      I'm not sure what this means. you are saying taxidermy encourages trophy hunting? First off, I find taxidermy fucking creepy as fuck. in the cottage we rented last summer, there was a stuffed moose head, a full stuffed beaver (beaver? why the fuck would you kill a beaver?), a prairie chicken, and I think a deer head. it was weird. 
      Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



    • stuckinline
      stuckinline Posts: 3,408

      Stuffed animals mounted on a wall creep me out. 
    • PJ_Soul
      PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,978
      HughFreakingDillon said:
      poachers are close to one of the lowest forms of humanity. 
      100% agree.
      With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
    • Meltdown99
      Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
      HughFreakingDillon said:
      Meltdown99 said:
      What do you think of taxidermist?  They make trophy hunting possible in many ways...
      I'm not sure what this means. you are saying taxidermy encourages trophy hunting? First off, I find taxidermy fucking creepy as fuck. in the cottage we rented last summer, there was a stuffed moose head, a full stuffed beaver (beaver? why the fuck would you kill a beaver?), a prairie chicken, and I think a deer head. it was weird. 
      Without taxidermist,  what would be the point of trophy hunting...a great taxidermist charges big bucks, and does not lack for work...
      Give Peas A Chance…
    • PJ_Soul
      PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,978
      HughFreakingDillon said:
      Meltdown99 said:
      What do you think of taxidermist?  They make trophy hunting possible in many ways...
      I'm not sure what this means. you are saying taxidermy encourages trophy hunting? First off, I find taxidermy fucking creepy as fuck. in the cottage we rented last summer, there was a stuffed moose head, a full stuffed beaver (beaver? why the fuck would you kill a beaver?), a prairie chicken, and I think a deer head. it was weird. 
      I happened to google "can you taxidermy people" the other day. No, I'm not fucking creepy, lol. It did it because of this documentary I was watching about a fucked up serial killer who was into that kind of shit. Turns out, no, it's not legal to taxidermy a person anywhere, even if the deceased person requests it themselves, as far as the experts asked knew .... You're think lawmakers would at least give ENDANGERED animals the same respect as people in this context.
      With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
    • Meltdown99
      Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
      And taxidermy is an art, good ones have long delays in completing their work...
      Give Peas A Chance…

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