Bluebarrels Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/photos/under-24x7-armed-guard-last-surviving-male-white-rhino/ss-AAb52cs?ocid=SMSDHP I was fortunate enough to visit this old chap a few years back whilst in Kenya,its good to see him still around but for how much longer what a sorry exsistence for a fine specimen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yes, very sad, but that's life I'm afraid. If they were farmed for their meat they would possibly be in abundance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 yes but the wont stop till he gone and the other four too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Sad that animals are slaughtered just for their horn or ivory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chady Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yes it's very sad indeed. Puts this world in perspective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Just to brighten this up a little, this is the northern white rhino. There are over 20,000 southern white rhinos in existence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikky Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/photos/under-24x7-armed-guard-last-surviving-male-white-rhino/ss-AAb52cs?ocid=SMSDHP I was fortunate enough to visit this old chap a few years back whilst in Kenya,its good to see him still around but for how much longer what a sorry exsistence for a fine specimen its sad...i lived in Nanyuki and that game reserve was just up the road from us..at first i thought he was in Lewa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 I suppose it is sad, a damning indictment of how human beings can screw up nature. Not much point in us preaching to the Africans about it though is there? After all, we have such a great track record of preserving our own animals don't we? Bears, beavers, wolves, great bustards. Bird species close to extinction, poaching in many forms, introduction of foreign species that do more harm than good? I wonder how many white rhinos were shot by white hunters years ago for sport? Just to put a head on a wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Sad that animals are slaughtered just for their horn or ivory It is indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Sad that animals are slaughtered just for their horn or ivory I agree but no worse than trophy hunting. If you want an insight into hunting, read "Green Hills of Africa" by Ernest Hemingway. Shooting big game for trophies, not for food or to get money to support a family, just to kill and put a head on a wall. Appalling shooting standards as well. Gutshot and wounded animals were the norm, "potting" at running prey was commonplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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