Lizard69:
Well aren't you a strange sort, quite quaint actually..
I would suggest a map of the world and/or a Geography book, also educate yourself on this dentist fellow..
Further than that I have nothing to say apart from lets get this thread back on track.
Peace,
Liz
She has a very, very good point!
Excerpts from: Zimbabwe: Poaching Gets Out of Control in Zimbabwe - April 2015
"Poaching has reached alarming levels in the country's national parks and
Zimbabwe risks being expelled from the Convention on International
Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) after losing about 30 percent of its
rhino population in less than three years. CITES is an international
body who duty is to regulate and supervise the trade among members
states on endangered species.
The country is believed to have lost about 200 rhinos since 2012, a figure animal welfare groups consider too high."
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"There has been rampant poaching in the country's sanctuaries and it is
feared that some animal species especially the rhino might face
extinction.”
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"Poaching in the country is particularly rampant in the Gonarezhou, Save Valley Conservancy and Hwange National Park.
Senior government officials have been fingered in such offenses."
From Time - "This is How Many Animals Were Killed in Zimbabwe in the Last 20 Years" - July 30, 2015
"The landlocked, southern African nation is one of the hardest-hit places
on the continent when it comes to the killing of big game, both legal
and illegal. It is a country where, Slate
reports, “hunters exported 49 lion trophies in 2013 alone” and where,
since Cecil’s death “it’s likely that at least a dozen other lions have
been shot by trophy hunters.”A 2013 study in the journal Public Library of Science estimates
that 96 lions were hunted per year between 1996 and 2006 in the country
and 43 per year more recently. Lion trophy hunts were banned there in
2005 but allowed again after 2008."
I'm not saying I approve of what happened, I don't.
But where is the outrage over Zimbabwe policy and enforcement?