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(04-01-2016, 04:49 AM)Shardul Wrote: This. It does not matter what you and I feel or think. If the people living around those areas want an animal removed, there is nothing anyone can do anything about it. As sad as it sounds, this fact really needs to be accepted by everyone.

Should it be accepted though?
Is it really an issue with no other alternative?

I don't think so. Before I give my 2 cents on the issue, I'll preface by saying this:
I live in the states and in a coastal city at that, pretty much the furthest thing from anywhere with wild safaris and local villagers. So I cannot truly understand what exactly is going on.
But my feeling on the issue is deeper than that, I think. 

I don't believe in man being better than animal, I think in fact it needs to be the other way around. I think if we learned to accept wild life and understand its importance to all life, we'd be a much healthier community as a whole. Spiritually, physically and mentally.

We use the term "problem cat" but the two most recent examples are anything but that. Both were killed in meaningless and unfair circumstances. 
One poisoned and the other condemned for escaping?
How a wild animal can "escape" is beyond me, but it feeds into my point. Most of the animals are victims of man kind mentality, and old thinking at that. 

"The idea of destroying ancient Eco systems that provide nutrients to the world, to make room for a country trying grow its economy by any means necessary."

I live in the US, nobody knows this better than an American, this corporate mentality will not produce a better life for the people, it will divide them. It will separate the wealthy from the poor even further. It will destroy these majestic places that produce much more sustainable and valuable resources than a sky scrapper owned by an individual, rented by a hedge fund who finds ways to hide their profits so they can further separate the wealthy from the poor. 

In closing, I think we need to treat nature above all else!
Habitats and the animals that live there should come first, corridors and reserves need to be increased 10 fold, a much larger budget needs to go to the wild life and space programs. (Many amazing inventions have come from trying to learn about space)
The days of "humans being the most important thing in the world" needs to stop now.

Sorry for the long reply, the conversation struck a cord with me. Reply