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South Africa recently lifted a ban on killing elephants, specifying that hunters are required to act quickly and humanely and use rifles with a minimum caliber of .375.
Ending the 13-year ban on elephant culls has drawn the ire of some animal-rights activists, but government officials contend the move is needed to control a population that has grown from 8,000 in 1995 to more than 18,000.
Elephants have no non-human predators and can turn woodlands into grass and stubs in just a few years.
No doubt Ted Nugent is already making plans to book an upcoming gig in Johannesburg.
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Tuesday 06 May
By stnsmok
So it took the rich people with nothing to do. Or nothing to kill with their guns, this long to change the laws in Africa. Now the law makers can get some of that cash in their pockets too. Maybe get some of that oil money. Well I hope all of the elephants get togeather and stomp your bored butts into a little spot on the land where they live. These elephants are smart and have families. They have feelings like people. If you have to thin them out, do it with a shot like a dog. You nonfeeling, bored, pathetic excuses for human beings.
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Wednesday 07 May
By Sue
Loved your posting. Thank you for sticking up for such a wonderful creature.
Tuesday 06 May
By jamie
u took the words out of my mouth....what is going on?.....why?why?why?I hope the elephants do all get together and protect eachother....how could u....numnuts!
Tuesday 06 May
By Star Crazy
Why God made humans?
We done nothing but destroy things.
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Tuesday 06 May
By gary
I support animal acticist. I think watching animals in the wild is a very thrilling experience. I am in Thaliand. I collect cobra's wheever i can and give them to the Red Cross Snake Farm in Bangkok. They are given good care and provide venom for the antivenom program. I love it when a trainer brings an elephant by and we can buy sugar cane and feed it personally. A lot of owners are out of work and it costs a lot to keep an elephant fed. They are a beautiful animal. There is a monastery north of Bangkok which allows wild animals to come and go as they please and they feed them when they are there. I had my picture taken with two full grown bengal tigers. The Budhists believe in livcing in harmony with all animals and show that it can be done. I went to a village on the Thai/Laos borfer that worships King Cobras and was allowed to hold one without controlling its head. It was an amazing experience, as interacting with all animals can be.
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Tuesday 06 May
By cannotbelievethis
Before men starting running everything, like they owned it, there were more than 100,000,000 elephants throughout Africa. Studies show that even though they strip an area bare, it is replenished more quickly thatn what we do with our slash-and-burn techniques, and aids other animals. As soon as a species starts doing well, we pat ourselveds on the back and start killing them again. Makes no sense....
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Tuesday 06 May
By humanbeing
This is absolutely horrible. Elephants are sensitive, majestic beings...far superior to those who would destroy them. Where is the wrath of God?
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Tuesday 06 May
By Sandy O
I am getting so sick of this world that we live in. People are so messed up. How long do you think it will take before the elephants are gone from this earth?? How controlled is this killing spree? I am in shock and totally horrified by this.
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Tuesday 06 May
By kat
Oh yeah? and since when human population isn't out of control? you don't see legalized murdering on us, hm?
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Tuesday 06 May
By tootsie
I can't help but wonder how many posting here have ever seen an elephant other then at a zoo or circus. I wonder how many have lived in S. Africa. I wonder what they would do if they were the people that had their village and gardens pillaged by maurading elephants from the wild. I wonder how they would feed their families if they were as poor and dependant on their garden plots. I wonder what they would do to help their family members injured by the same elephants. Who would help them dig the graves to bury the dead family members? Can anyone answer my questions, with reasonable answers...not the dribble of peta reps or tree huggers.
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Tuesday 06 May
By Andi
Who was there first? I bet it wasn't the humans.
Tuesday 06 May
By Larry
There is a special place in Hell for the cowards who kill the Elephants. Id like to hunt them in the woods. Id even give them a 30 min head start..
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Tuesday 06 May
By Kenny
"Can turn woodlands into grass and stubs in just a few years." Hey, humans can do this too! Should we hunt some of them?
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Tuesday 06 May
By jamie
i am so enfuriated!
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Tuesday 06 May
By Dotty
I agree, let them over breed and starve to a long and painful death. People, there is a very limited area for these animals and they are destroying their own habitat. If steps aren't taken to reduce numbers the entire population will be at risk due to lack of food and disease.
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Wednesday 07 May
By Andi
Like said before....why is there a "very limited area"? Ding ding ding.....HUMANS. We as a species are very very overpopulated due to the fact that the dumbest do actually survive nowadays (yeah, and the fact that they treat diseases that would have killed people fits in too), so people need to stop breeding like rabbits for god's sake.
Wednesday 07 May
By Monique
You just described the human race. I'm all for thinning that herd out. There's plenty of useless people in this world that serve no purpose.
Tuesday 06 May
By Valerie
Everyone should watch this Youtube video which shows an elephant painting a picture. It is absolutely amazing!
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/04/24/did-you-know-elephants-can-actually-paint-pictures.aspx?source=nl
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Tuesday 06 May
By RHONDA
Yup, killing these wonderful majestic creatures, that's the answer. and then when the populations dwindle down to almost extinct levels, AGAIN! then put them back on the endangered list. and start the whole hiddieous cycle over again, and it all boils down to one thing, the one thing humanes do sooo well, is expliotation of our wondeful planet, and all her resources, for the all mighty dollar! it's just absolutely, utterly, discusting! But, I do beleive in karma, and for all those pions, who need to prove their manhood with a gun, because they are lacking in other areas, I hope you come back as someone else's target some day!
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Tuesday 06 May
By ed
i wish i could afford to go elephant hunting. they are a very dangerous animal in the wild.
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