ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - B - THE LION (Panthera leo)

[BorneanTiger]

You've all probably heard about rhino poachers being eaten by lions in South Africa in 2018 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44728507) and 2019 (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/07/afric...index.html). Considering the outrage that poaching attracts, people often glee when they read about cases of poachers getting killed, and call it 'karma', but this doesn't take into consideration the fact that many poachers are poor people who are desperate to earn money, not like their rich customers who demand the endangered animals' parts or skins (https://www.livescience.com/65179-elepha...orpse.html), or rich trophy-hunters such as these 2 guys (https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-s...ng-outrage).

As in, don't glee if you read about a poacher getting killed, without checking his or her background: A guilty, rich person, or a poor guy forced by the circumstances to do it?

Trousers of the late poacher, was he rich or poor? CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/07/afric...index.html 

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Trophy hunters with a website, guilty: https://www.africanskyhunting.co.za/trop...nting.html 

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