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

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(11-14-2019, 10:39 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote: ... I was specifically referring to the people responsible for the murky trade, not all Chinese or Vietnamese people. As in, if those who are responsible for this murky trade in wildlife, by paying poachers to kill these animals, get financially affected by Trump's trade war or a recession, then I have no sympathy for them, because they are using their money for the wrong purpose, but of course, if people who are innocent of things like that get affected, then I would sympathise with them.

I remember an earlier post about the "Bach brothers" of Thailand having an economic empire that is based on poaching and the illegal trade in wildlife, and being associated with at least 3 mainstream Lao companies and a Chinese accomplice known as the "Ivory Queen", and that getting them prosecuted was difficult, at partly due to their connection with corrupt officials. As mentioned by the National Geographic, "Wildlife trafficking is believed to be a multibillion-dollar black market of low risk and high rewards. Anti-wildlife trafficking advocates say successful prosecutions rare." It's guys like the Bach brothers that I'm talking about, I would be happy to see people like them have their income or revenue decreased by a recession or other economic woes, so that it's harder for them to pay people to kill wild animals, not good people in those places who don't do such things: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/anima...g-kingpin/, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...ng-network, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...ng-suspect

(11-16-2019, 02:44 AM)lionjaguar Wrote: I don't think you know how the world works. You look like high school or middle school kid spending your time in online. All of those problems are equally going on in Latin America since I lived in Mexico. The same as other Middle East, and other countries. China, Vietnam, and Taiwan are the highest for sure. Do you think Trump's trade war against UAE and other Middle East countries will prevent Muslims to stop becoming terrorists? What is behind of poaching that western media never going to cover: penury. They will still poach animals to feed their family even if China and Vietnam stop buying those products. China and other western countries are trying to use poor countries in Africa and Latin America to use their resource. You do know coltan in the Congo. I can never understand. Many western Europeans tyrannized other continent since the 15h century. The Native Americans and Africans are the most poor people. China is helping many Africa without any treaty compare to western countries. Many African governments want to Chinese side, and western countries are angry about it. Europe killed entire their animals, moreover animals in different continents first. Then they are making rule for Africa to manage animals in Africa? Does it make sense to you? Some of my African friends think Europe and U.S. shouldn't involve any situations in Africa. I am quarter Palestinian, and everything that comes from UK and France are useless and pathetic. They should rather get rid off nukes they have first.

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