tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3839469236895493327..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Poachers rule in a world gone madMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48593304820653794922013-11-09T13:20:35.192-06:002013-11-09T13:20:35.192-06:00A number of years ago, there was a movement to tea...A number of years ago, there was a movement to teach local tribes and villages how to better monetize elephants and rhinos. They pointed out that if one killed the animal, then one only profited once from that animal's death. But if they catered to tourists, then people would pay them over and over again each year to see that animal alive.<br /><br />They had startling success with the program. It got derailed when militant groups and corrupt goverment officials realized that these people could become independent and self-supporting doing this. So, they shot the animals or encouraged foreign poachers to come in and kill the animals. No animals, no tourist trade and dollars, thus no independence for the people so they would be complacent to the demands of either side of the conflict. Also, the warfare of the conflicts effectively drove away tourists.<br /><br />The good news is, in those areas that are politically stable the program works and villagers now make steady income giving tours instead of poaching the animals. Many of the hunters who were actively poaching the animals before are now protecting them, because the effect of a steady income greatly exceeds a single large windfall. It's also a lot easier than poaching.<br /><br />The bad news is, politically stable regions in Africa are too far and few between, and there are militarized groups that are more than happy to destabilize these regions for power and profit.W_D_Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099519910715677370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4623218829246323612013-11-09T00:14:24.412-06:002013-11-09T00:14:24.412-06:00Simply escalating violence against other humans is...Simply escalating violence against other humans is neither moral nor effective. This comes up every few months on this blog. I keep saying it, and people keep ignoring me. Eat them. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSPkVoGx5c4<br /><br />Private property works. The commons do not. <br />032125https://www.blogger.com/profile/11092860450994272341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76116649968139852462013-11-08T23:59:19.634-06:002013-11-08T23:59:19.634-06:00Snipers could take care of the poachers. Just sayi...Snipers could take care of the poachers. Just sayin' Hundewandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593002141042079639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81699056677432593362013-11-08T20:01:05.304-06:002013-11-08T20:01:05.304-06:00This is so vile I can't find words to express ...This is so vile I can't find words to express my disgust for those who exploit the people who do this--the government in their own country, and the buyers. Same for rhinoceros horns. These magnificent animals slaughtered, along with the collateral damage of all the other animals, because the men who do it can't make a decent living, and the men who buy cheat them as well. They all cheat the rest of us out of the future of these poor beasts.Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.com