World's Last Male Northern White Rhino Under 24-Hour Guard

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We should invade these shithole countries to save the wildlife. British Empire 2.0.

[moggyonspeed]

Are you sure that's radical enough, sir?

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We'd probably need other countries to help. The Anglosphere, say.

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Oh, Wales and Northern Ireland you mean?

[rick49]

Incredible.

Fly with the world’s fastest bird

"Get a bird’s-eye view of the flight of this magnificent creature, in this video."

earthsky.org/earth/fastest-bird

Even more incredible is the Goshawk at the end of the video.

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I dream like that. Sometimes.

[rick49]

Elephant rides to stop at Cambodia’s biggest attraction


"Cruel elephant rides at a famous temple in Cambodia are now coming to an end."

"The overworked group of 14 elephants will no longer be forced to work at Angkor Wat, where over 2.5 million international tourists visit each year."

metro.co.uk/2019/06/08/elephant-rides-stop-cambodias-biggest-attraction-9871921/

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Rhino release: Epic journey to freedom in Rwanda
Five zoo-born eastern black rhinos have been transported from Europe to Africa.

The three females and two male rhinos, aged between two and nine years old, came from Flamingo Land in Yorkshire, the Czech Republic's Dvur Kralove safari park and Ree Park Safari in Denmark.

The 6,000km (3,700 miles) journey began at Dvur Kralove - where the animals were reunited and had been preparing for the trip since late 2018.

The zoo-born animals will join 18 other eastern black rhinos in Akagera National Park, Rwanda, after a settling-in period.

www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-48757740/rhino-release-epic-journey-to-freedom-in-rwanda

Laudable, but you just know some Chinese TCM producers already rustling up a team to harvest their horns.

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Yeah, good on them but it's fcukall in terms of numbers, isn't it?

[voice]

pissing in the wind, I doubt 5 animals has the genetic diversity to make for a sustainable population, even if the Chinese weren't so focused on killing as many as they get their hands on.

[rick49]

Alarm as China eases 25-year ban on rhino and tiger parts (they had a ban? could've fooled me)

www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46027702

China legalizes rhino horn and tiger bone for medical (boner) purposes

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/10/wildlife-watch-news-china-rhino-tiger-legal/

China has a lot of help from Vietnam, etc. The entire region stinks.

[jimboky]

Jun 11, 2019 10:32:13 GMT rick49 said:

Elephant rides to stop at Cambodia’s biggest attraction


"Cruel elephant rides at a famous temple in Cambodia are now coming to an end."

"The overworked group of 14 elephants will no longer be forced to work at Angkor Wat, where over 2.5 million international tourists visit each year."

metro.co.uk/2019/06/08/elephant-rides-stop-cambodias-biggest-attraction-9871921/

What do you suppose they will do with those 14 elephants,,,,,, BBQ

[perrykneeham]

"The three females and two male rhinos, aged between two and nine years old, came from Flamingo Land in Yorkshire"

"Ee-up lad, it said flamingo on t'box."

[rick49]

"Rhino release: Epic journey to freedom in Rwanda"

Poachers will have them dead inside 24 hours.

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White man will sell guns.

[rick49]

Jun 27, 2019 11:55:00 GMT @oneofthelessergods said:

White man will sell guns.

Only white men sell guns?

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Which black Africans manufacture guns?

[perrykneeham]

africa-facts.org/african-countries-that-manufacture-some-of-their-own-weapons/

[voice]

The bigger issue is not so much the guns, rather the market in the far east who will pay a fortune for these animals body parts to be used in their woo and snake oil TCM bullshit.

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Jun 27, 2019 13:53:24 GMT perrykneeham said:

africa-facts.org/african-countries-that-manufacture-some-of-their-own-weapons/

Interesting. My faith in humanity's further diminished.