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I don't think electricity is needed, just some wall or burrow. Or even just some trees?
Wood is in very short supply in that part of the world. And building a wall strong enough to stop an elephant, and big (long) enough to cover a farm is really really hard without power tools.
I am pretty sure they did it without power tools, too, back in the day.
Hi All, Having been involved in wildlife conservation for nearly three and half a decades and trying to address human-elephant conflicts for nearly 16 years what I can say in all honesty is that elephant control is a double-edged sword. There are no utopian answers or solutions to these issues either. When it comes to human-elephant conflicts unlike in the proverbial biblical story where the lion and the lamb lied do…
I am not sure if the elephants themselves would agree with that statement.
Obviously it is a complex issue, but I can't help feeling that the villagers chose the worst of all options. Did they at least get some money for the shooting license?
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Transfer to: Gandi: https://www.gandi.net/domain/transfer 1and1: http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/DomaininfoMove NameCheap: http://community.namecheap.com/blog/2011/03/30/elephants/ Basically go to any registrars home page and either search for "Transfer" on the page itself or in their search box if provided. They will all offer it together with easy how to steps - and I am sure their support team will help as well.…
I'd encourage you to avoid 1and1. Horrendous customer service, crippled control panels, etc.
Driving cars that pollute the environment and force the US to wage continous war to secure oil. Supporting a food industry that is killing us. Support raising my taxes so you can live a better life. Use an inordinate amount of energy, water which is scarce. Live wonderful lives with nice furniture, clothes, etc that are made by really poor people the world over. Take trips all over the place, using more oil. Sit at home watching TV and being entertained instead of being productive and fixing problems (yes, this too is a sin). Have bad children that will grow up to be murderers, theives, leaches, and knownothings because you're too busy whining about some guy hunting an elephant. Have supported tons of politicians that serve to further their own interests and that of their corporate sponsors.
I could go on and on and on before I finally get to:
Legally shot and killed an elephant which was destroying crops in an African country.
If I switched my domains from GoDaddy for this, I'd pretty much have to withdraw from American society for good, in order to be on decent moral ground.
The part that struck me the most odd is he claims that this is the most fulfilling thing he does. He must be pretty hard up for fulfilling activities.
He sees himself as the hero of the village. Practically a superhero to these Africans. You don't see how a massive narcissist would find that fulfilling?
I will be on the phone with each and every person I know who has a domain. We will discuss whether or not they happen to be using this cowardly imbecile's business. I will describe this horrible little gutless advertising stunt. We will work to switch them over to another company immediately.
Wow. Just wow. Having been to Africa and seen elephants in the wild up close, among other animals, I simply can't stomach that I'm supporting a bunch of fat white Americans flying half way around the world to destroy a magnificent animal simply because they can. I'll be moving my domains away from GoDaddy asap.
>> I'll be moving my domains away from GoDaddy asap. I moved all my domains, ~30, from GoDaddy about 18 months ago. It was a slog. There was no "asap" to it. It took about 2 months to get them all moved over to namecheap. Transfers gets curtailed for various reasons and the current registrar is usually little help in solving the mysteries. I'm telling you this not to take the wind from your sails but to prep you for…
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It's not offensive to "vegetarians" – it's offensive to people who care about living beings.
If you're offended by the practice of killing living beings for food, but you're not a vegetarian, what you are is simply inconsistent.
