Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
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Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#2You guys should consider donating to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[0][1] which fights these poachers. The founder, Damien Mander[2], is an Australian ex spec-ops sniper who is using his military experience to train the park rangers since they, unlike the poachers, tend to be poorly equipped and trained as well as understaffed.
There is also the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust[3][4] which takes care of elephant and rhino orphans (most of them are orphans due to poaching). For $50 a year, you can become a sponsor of a particular animal and they'll send you photos and updates about how your sponsored animal is doing. You can for example sponsor these cuties [5][6]. It's a good gift.
You should also check out http://reddit.com/r/babyelephantgifs for a daily dose of elephant gifs.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Anti-Poaching_Fo...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Mander
[3] http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sheldrick_Wildlife_Trust
[5] http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphan_profile.asp...
Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#3Ah, China, you know, it is the modern day and age and you cannot get what we here in the west got the way we got it. Sorry.
Edit: Oh, getting some downvotes, just saying that it is a bit hypocritically to go to a western zoo (not saying you all are) and watch elephants probably acquired in a similar fashion.
Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#4Ah, China, you know, it is the modern day and age and you cannot get what we here in the west got the way we got it. Sorry. Edit: Oh, getting some downvotes, just saying that it is a bit hypocritically to go to a western zoo (not saying you all are) and watch elephants probably acquired in a similar fashion.
Which is what in this particular case? Elephants for zoos? I'm against zoos but the way these Chinese zoos are going about this is extremely cruel. It's very likely that these elephants will die when separated from their families. And the conditions they will be living in are alarming.
https://www.thedodo.com/baby-elephants-zimbabwe-zoos-9847784...
Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#5Ah, China, you know, it is the modern day and age and you cannot get what we here in the west got the way we got it. Sorry. Edit: Oh, getting some downvotes, just saying that it is a bit hypocritically to go to a western zoo (not saying you all are) and watch elephants probably acquired in a similar fashion.
> we did something wrong in the past so other people are allowed to do it in the present
Not sure on your logic here.
Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#6You guys should consider donating to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[0][1] which fights these poachers. The founder, Damien Mander[2], is an Australian ex spec-ops sniper who is using his military experience to train the park rangers since they, unlike the poachers, tend to be poorly equipped and trained as well as understaffed. There is also the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust[3][4] which takes care of ele…
I donated 100 to each
Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#7Ah, China, you know, it is the modern day and age and you cannot get what we here in the west got the way we got it. Sorry. Edit: Oh, getting some downvotes, just saying that it is a bit hypocritically to go to a western zoo (not saying you all are) and watch elephants probably acquired in a similar fashion.
Which is what in this particular case? Elephants for zoos? I'm against zoos but the way these Chinese zoos are going about this is extremely cruel. It's very likely that these elephants will die when separated from their families. And the conditions they will be living in are alarming. https://www.thedodo.com/baby-elephants-zimbabwe-zoos-9847784...
How did the west acquire their elephants?
Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#8You guys should consider donating to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[0][1] which fights these poachers. The founder, Damien Mander[2], is an Australian ex spec-ops sniper who is using his military experience to train the park rangers since they, unlike the poachers, tend to be poorly equipped and trained as well as understaffed. There is also the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust[3][4] which takes care of ele…
I donated 100 to each
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Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which is what in this particular case? Elephants for zoos? I'm against zoos but the way these Chinese zoos are going about this is extremely cruel. It's very likely that these elephants will die when separated from their families. And the conditions they will be living in are alarming. https://www.thedodo.com/baby-elephants-zimbabwe-zoos-9847784...
How did the west acquire their elephants?
As families. Not condoning it, but these young elephants are pretty likely to die.
Re: Footage shows young elephants being captured for Chinese zoos
#10You guys should consider donating to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[0][1] which fights these poachers. The founder, Damien Mander[2], is an Australian ex spec-ops sniper who is using his military experience to train the park rangers since they, unlike the poachers, tend to be poorly equipped and trained as well as understaffed. There is also the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust[3][4] which takes care of ele…
Out of curiosity, are these organizations literally fighting poachers? I.e. we're saying that an elephant's life is more valuable than a human's?
That's an interesting moral question.