animal slaughter in namibia

[homeless]

Namibia sacrificará cientos de elefantes, hipopótamos y otros animales para paliar los efectos de la sequía

El país del suroeste de África, sumido en la peor sequía en un siglo, planea sacrificar más de 700 animales, incluidos elefantes, hipopótamos y cebras, para alimentar a las comunidades afectadas por la falta de alimentos.

www.nationalgeographic.com.es

Elephants and hippos???

 

[Doug3006]

Why not? If elephants and hippos are suffering inordinately from the drought, and the population can bear the reduction, people are hungry, then it’s the best solution.

 

[Puddle]

If you have to go out and find 'em, then it 'aint slaughter, its hunted.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Let these bleeding heart animal rights crybabies adopt some of the surplus elephants & hippopotamuses, then. Or donate money to Namibia. Let them put their money where their mouths are.

 

[PerH]

For the 1933 phantasms slaughter for them is synonymous with “ hunting “

 

[375Ruger416]

Namibia sacrificará cientos de elefantes, hipopótamos y otros animales para paliar los efectos de la sequía

El país del suroeste de África, sumido en la peor sequía en un siglo, planea sacrificar más de 700 animales, incluidos elefantes, hipopótamos y cebras, para alimentar a las comunidades afectadas por la falta de alimentos.

www.nationalgeographic.com.es

Elephants and hippos???

Yes, large animals consume a huge amount of water and can be very dangerous to humans when there is a shortage of water (see cnn article https://apple.news/ApMPNwlnHQieEadBuj7vnbA) In addition, they provide a large amount of meat when harvested.

Carrying capacity (number of animals an ecosystem can support) is small for huge animals such as elephants and hippos. It is unethical to allow more hippos and elephants to die due to drought and humans to starve while the meat goes to waste.

 

[C.W. Richter]

Completely normal in Africa. Take advantage of the tribal own-use specials! 'Just talked to a PH friend about it the other night when the articles first came out. Slaughter is very LibMSM. Culling as necessary. It won't negatively affect the quarter-million elephant population (and zebras are like prairie dogs in N. Namibia!) lol On the contrary, killing some off will preserve the others as well as the local inhabitants. Plus, it's election time!

 

[mark-hunter]

How long it takes to complete culling program like this?
Is it a yearly program till next year end, or it can be competed within few weeks from a start?

 

[Doug3006]

How long it takes to complete culling program like this?
Is it a yearly program till next year end, or it can be competed within few weeks from a start?

I would think it would be paced out over a number of months. Although, biltong lasts forever almost.

 

[lockingblock]

Elephant overpopulation is a real thing in many areas.

 

[sgt_zim]

Too bad Kruger is so far away. I hear they're years overdue for a big culling of ele.

 

[375Ruger416]

Too bad Kruger is so far away. I hear they're years overdue for a big culling of ele.

Yes, and South Africa likely lacks the political will to bring things back into balance to the detriment of the ecosystem in the park. The stories about the ineffectiveness of elephant contraception and relocation are fascinating.

Ep 176: Elephant Conservation With Kevin Robertson

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[sgt_zim]

Yes, and South Africa likely lacks the political will to bring things back into balance to the detriment of the ecosystem in the park. The stories about the ineffectiveness of elephant contraception and relocation are fascinating.

Ep 176: Elephant Conservation With Kevin Robertson

Apple | Google | iHeart | Spotify | Stitcher

thebiggamehuntingblog.com

That's exactly what my PH was telling me last week

 

[Doug3006]

That's exactly what my PH was telling me last week

Didn’t take you long to get that beautiful Zebra in your avatar!

 

[DrBob]

Remembering back to the drought in Kenya decades back. Same option... culling.... the PETA types were protesting the killing. One of the top women said she would rather see the herds go to extinction rather than culling. Spoiler alert: many believed starving to death was painless.

 

[sgt_zim]

Remembering back to the drought in Kenya decades back. Same option... culling.... the PETA types were protesting the killing. One of the top women said she would rather see the herds go to extinction rather than culling. Spoiler alert: many believed starving to death was painless.

That a level of bat shit crazy I've not heard of in a long, long time

 

[Gemsbok45]

Huange could cull 30 k tomorrow and it would not be enough. It’s the trees and dirt that are the most important!!

 

[sgt_zim]

At some point, the adults need to step up and tell these overgrown children to pound sand

 

[Altitude sickness]

SgtZim, that is a great picture

 

[Phfat]

Yes, and South Africa likely lacks the political will to bring things back into balance to the detriment of the ecosystem in the park. The stories about the ineffectiveness of elephant contraception and relocation are fascinating.

Ep 176: Elephant Conservation With Kevin Robertson

Apple | Google | iHeart | Spotify | Stitcher

thebiggamehuntingblog.com

Elephant contraception?

Didn't know they made condoms that big...