Why is Zimbabwe allowed to carry on like this? If you read the link you will feel ill, those poor animals.?

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http://www.swradioafrica.com/Documents/ZIMBABWE%20Appeal.htm

On Bubiana an estimated 30,000 animals have been killed in the past 18 months. Many have had only their limbs cut off for the poacher’s pot leaving the rest of the carcass to wastefully rot.

As well as the loss of animals, the destruction of habitat has been severe. Bubiana has lost an estimated 240,000 trees in the clearing of land for subsistence plots whilst 50% of Chiredzi’s 270,000 acres have been destroyed. Rob Style, Chiredzi’s Vice Chairman, reports, ‘The worst thing is the Mopane forests, which take years and years to regenerate, are being hammered really hard. Big chunks of forest are being cut down and burnt, opening up the bush, and exposing vast tracts of soil to erosion. A whole ecosystem is being destroyed.’ A 5,000 hectare property on Chiredzi has been entirely burnt out. Says Theresa Warth, ‘It all went up in a day and they’re still burning what’s left now. Burnt land is easier to poach than thick

Answer 1

Due to the difference in living conditions (poverty,war,dependence on weather for crops,etc) they value things differently. They aren't as worried about selling definite kills of lions and other native creatures to rich hunters (the thing that I want to know is where in the world the hunters originate, maybe they should punish from that country thus decreasing the hunters available,huge fines and possible jail time would be excellent deterrents to western rich boys who are trigger happy).

I too am appalled by this but while hunters are bringing money into the country countries like this will never change, they will continue to destroy forests and flatten land to make it easier on the hunters. We should try to do something from our side of the world be it the US,UK,Germany,China... we have laws that stop people traveling to use the child s*x trade so why not a law to protect our environment?

Answer 2

bcoz there black they get away with it, same where i live

Answer 3

The west lacks the moral confidence to criticise a black government. The Chinese, who wield increasing power in Zimbabwe, are encouraging this trade. The animals are in big trouble, alright.

Regards, Steve.

Answer 4

It is a pity that people turn a blind eye to this kind of destruction  and cruelty.  I believe that a lot of the big game hunters come from first world countries.  They pay big money to hunt for trophies.  In south Africa we have a lot of problems with canned lion hunting farms.  These lions are kept under cruel unnatural conditions to become a trophy for rich hunters.  In Zimbabwe the people who do the cruel deeds to animals are just stupid.   They have no clear long term vision other than take and destroy what once belonged to the white man.