Holy fuck just move them. Move them to another country.
Quay-Z on
>But Chris Brown, a conservationist and CEO of the Namibian Chamber of Environment, said elephants had a “devastating effect on habitat if they are allowed to increase continually, exponentially”.
>“They really damage ecosystems and habitats, and they have a huge impact on other species which are less iconic and therefore matter less in the eyes of the Eurocentric, urban armchair conservation people,” he said.
It’s amazing that this guy can’t hear the irony in what he’s saying.
-_zQC on
Ah humans.. can’t wait for our extinction. We overstayed our welcome on this planet
Prior_Industry on
Billionaires saddling up
dick_schidt on
Don’t they have cats and dogs in Zimbabwe?
KouraigKnight on
There are over 100,000 elephants over there, 200 won’t change anything. People need to stop caring about elephants more than humans.
mortonr2000 on
Thought nature had that covered. Are the fat cats going to cull their fellow politicians and their over priced cars?
GauraNeagra on
Any way we can help them? Maybe donate some money etc?
ChoirBoyComparedToMe on
☹️
I don’t like the use of cull in this context. Elephants are super smart and empathetic. It’s like saying you’re going to cull 200 humans because there’s not enough food to go around.
Consistent-Tiger-660 on
They have 100,000 elephants and they want to cull 200? Seems like a PR call for selling hunting permits.
KissMySuperHairyAss on
NO
NOT THE ELEPHANTS
Aragil on
And russia destroyed another ship with Ukr. grain a few days ago, heading to Africa.
muzanjackson on
excerpt of the article: “Zimbabwe is home to an estimated 100,000 elephants – the second-biggest population in the world after Botswana.
Due to conservation efforts, Hwange is home to 65,000 of the animals, more than four times its capacity, according to ZimParks. Zimbabwe last culled elephants in 1988.”
culling is a valid strategy here. It annoys me when people from developed countries have this holier-than-thou attitude, without understanding the context and difficult situation that these African countries are facing due to their successful conservation efforts
Muffinunnie on
Damn, some people here let their mask slip off proposing good old eugenics with “we should cull african people instead of the elephants!” and “human population needs to be controlled too!” 💀 Ecofascists are scary.
Hlotse on
Elephants may be an apex herbivore but they consume a lot of vegetation in doing so. I expect also that there is not enough food for them in the areas they are confined to and they frequently run into conflict with humans trying to grow their own food. It’s a tough one.
tomlo1 on
I think the reporter has this wrong. They are culling them to eat for the people not because of management of a herd. 200 out of 80000 strong population doesn’t make any real difference.
Psychological_Roof85 on
Why can’t they do capture neuter release like feral cats?
EpicTedTalk on
Sensible or not, wouldn’t wanna be the guy(s) making that decision. “Aight, needs to be done, kill 200 of them”.
FarceFactory on
Uhm…. Fucking what…………….
Whereareyouimsosorry on
Why can’t they just move them to an area of the world that has a shortage of elephants?
50YrOldNoviceGymMan on
i hope they do this properly and selectively cull to avoid any future impact, and don’t simply sell safari tickets to Hunters seeking an elephant head trophy.
Medical-Concept-2190 on
Why can’t they send them to other countries
jazzhandsdancehands on
People are the problem. Not the animals.
ekso69 on
There has GOT to be a fucking better way. The dumbass shit people donate to, you’re telling me we can’t save some fucking elephants? What the fucking fuck humans!
SimilarElderberry956 on
Zimbabwe confiscated land from white farmers and transferred the land to the native population who never farmed. Zimbabwe went from being the “breadbasket of Africa “ to a country with extremely high inflation and poverty. The current government is trying to extract some money for the elephants.
wookiecontrol on
Nooooo
Charming_Ocelot_1148 on
“Americans were so sad about the plight of Elephands that they removed one of the two places that Elephants worked, saying, “Surely, Elephanrs without jobs who live I microhabitats in Zoos are best.”
Meanwhile, in Africa, they provide them an armed guard every day for decades only to decide that global warming has run its course and can’t provide enough food for the elephants and people, so the people win.
And then you have rich people from everywhere sighting in their .78 caliber penis extender saying, “ I want to shoot the biggest starving elephant I can… for sport.”
If it’s for sport, give them boxing gloves and tell them to go ham.
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Holy fuck just move them. Move them to another country.
>But Chris Brown, a conservationist and CEO of the Namibian Chamber of Environment, said elephants had a “devastating effect on habitat if they are allowed to increase continually, exponentially”.
>“They really damage ecosystems and habitats, and they have a huge impact on other species which are less iconic and therefore matter less in the eyes of the Eurocentric, urban armchair conservation people,” he said.
It’s amazing that this guy can’t hear the irony in what he’s saying.
Ah humans.. can’t wait for our extinction. We overstayed our welcome on this planet
Billionaires saddling up
Don’t they have cats and dogs in Zimbabwe?
There are over 100,000 elephants over there, 200 won’t change anything. People need to stop caring about elephants more than humans.
Thought nature had that covered. Are the fat cats going to cull their fellow politicians and their over priced cars?
Any way we can help them? Maybe donate some money etc?
☹️
I don’t like the use of cull in this context. Elephants are super smart and empathetic. It’s like saying you’re going to cull 200 humans because there’s not enough food to go around.
They have 100,000 elephants and they want to cull 200? Seems like a PR call for selling hunting permits.
NO
NOT THE ELEPHANTS
And russia destroyed another ship with Ukr. grain a few days ago, heading to Africa.
excerpt of the article: “Zimbabwe is home to an estimated 100,000 elephants – the second-biggest population in the world after Botswana.
Due to conservation efforts, Hwange is home to 65,000 of the animals, more than four times its capacity, according to ZimParks. Zimbabwe last culled elephants in 1988.”
culling is a valid strategy here. It annoys me when people from developed countries have this holier-than-thou attitude, without understanding the context and difficult situation that these African countries are facing due to their successful conservation efforts
Damn, some people here let their mask slip off proposing good old eugenics with “we should cull african people instead of the elephants!” and “human population needs to be controlled too!” 💀 Ecofascists are scary.
Elephants may be an apex herbivore but they consume a lot of vegetation in doing so. I expect also that there is not enough food for them in the areas they are confined to and they frequently run into conflict with humans trying to grow their own food. It’s a tough one.
I think the reporter has this wrong. They are culling them to eat for the people not because of management of a herd. 200 out of 80000 strong population doesn’t make any real difference.
Why can’t they do capture neuter release like feral cats?
Sensible or not, wouldn’t wanna be the guy(s) making that decision. “Aight, needs to be done, kill 200 of them”.
Uhm…. Fucking what…………….
Why can’t they just move them to an area of the world that has a shortage of elephants?
i hope they do this properly and selectively cull to avoid any future impact, and don’t simply sell safari tickets to Hunters seeking an elephant head trophy.
Why can’t they send them to other countries
People are the problem. Not the animals.
There has GOT to be a fucking better way. The dumbass shit people donate to, you’re telling me we can’t save some fucking elephants? What the fucking fuck humans!
Zimbabwe confiscated land from white farmers and transferred the land to the native population who never farmed. Zimbabwe went from being the “breadbasket of Africa “ to a country with extremely high inflation and poverty. The current government is trying to extract some money for the elephants.
Nooooo
“Americans were so sad about the plight of Elephands that they removed one of the two places that Elephants worked, saying, “Surely, Elephanrs without jobs who live I microhabitats in Zoos are best.”
Meanwhile, in Africa, they provide them an armed guard every day for decades only to decide that global warming has run its course and can’t provide enough food for the elephants and people, so the people win.
And then you have rich people from everywhere sighting in their .78 caliber penis extender saying, “ I want to shoot the biggest starving elephant I can… for sport.”
If it’s for sport, give them boxing gloves and tell them to go ham.
Cull the people instead