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Mongoose4percent replied to the thread Life Goes On A Gorilla Hunt.I’m wa I’m aware. I was speaking hypothetically. Poaching over the last fifty to one hundred years has made this a moot subject. -
Both the Eastern and Western Gorillas are rated as "Critically Endangered," which means a greater than 50% risk of extinction in 10...
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Sad story... Amazing, that they survive the amputation without death by infections or blood loss. Is Ebola also still a problem?
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There is no longer Ebola in Gabon. But it is true that during the first epidemic 15, 20 years ago, Ebola wreaked havoc among the great...
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My neighbors went on a gorilla/watching tour to Rwanda last year. It cost $16,000 per person plus flight. They combined it with a...
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To illustrate my point, I managed to find two films:
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Not trying to step into (or start) a shitstorm but I think I'm picking up the vibe that generally folks here are against hunting...
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I like that. Well stated, especially that last sentence. That puts into words for me how I generally feel about hunting as well. Thank you
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Mongoose4percent replied to the thread Life Goes On A Gorilla Hunt.Yes. Same here. No problem whatever with hunting a line bull. I’d probably be interesting myself, under ethical circumstances...
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Nothing against hunting primates on principle, @Datchew If a lone bull gorilla was hunted (for instance: the manner by which we hunt... -
This type of hunt/slaughter was common. Who are we to throw stones? In the 1870's. the US sanctioned the slaughter of 20,000,000 bison...
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That's very true. I suppose that over the years hundreds of African Apes died in organized tribal hunts to provide zoos with...
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Mongoose4percent replied to the thread Life Goes On A Gorilla Hunt.That’s the one. Was controversial even then, despite the fact that the Gorilla in question, had been allegedly attacking villagers...
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You are absolutely correct. This ad featured in several gun magazines. The hunter was Frank Delano and the Gorilla was shot in Gabon for...
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Mongoose4percent replied to the thread Life Goes On A Gorilla Hunt.To me, these procurement expeditions funded by zoos and museums are far worse, than a trophy hunter taking a lone, adult male.