the namibian government has allowed to hunt down 3 of the 5 remaining desert elephant bulls!

how on earth can this insanity be stopped?????????????

Say no more -!

Original von pippa
the namibian government has allowed to hunt down 3 of the 5 remaining desert elephant bulls!

how on earth can this insanity be stopped?????????????

Dear Pippa,

I am also outraged by this obscene destruction of the very rare and already highly endangered elephants who have miraculously adapted to the harsh Namibian desert. I am also surprised at the lack of outrage amongst wildlife conservationists, biologists, concerned scientists and concerned citizens. I sent messages to the World Wildlife Fund, Save the Elephants, and the African Wildlife Foundation and have heard nothing but a deafening silence!

Namibia had early approved trophy hunting of the rare Namibian Black Rhino....I wouldn't put it past them to declare open season on the last remaining Himba & Bushman tribes.
As we sayhere in America: "Anything for a buck (slang for the US Dollar $).

Kat

Dear Kat,

thank you for joining and commenting - a warm welcome to Bushdrums.com

The most frustrating thing about it all is, as you correctly say, that all the organizations seem to care little about it. Some of our members have made various efforts of this type and we often experience the "deafening silence" you speak about.

Makes one wonder what these organizations really care about - or what they really do to protect these animals.

All we can do is try again and again and again. The animals can't ask for help, they need people like you.

Kat and Carsten:

I agree with you completely.

However if I may play devil's advocate here, I think all too many wildlife organizations are busy "doing their own thing" and don't connect with others even in their own countries to work together to achieve a goal or keep up to date with what is going on with their species in other countries. I know of at least three elephant groups in one country who almost never get together and discuss objectives/aims. They are just protective of their own area and fund raising for their individual organization. Hopefully this will change in the future.

Then again, many of the wildlife groups do not have computer or email access while "in the bush" and may not even be aware of the Namibian decision. I know of times some of their computer systems are down for over a week!

Though I agree completely it is a shame this is so, I try to be realistic with what I've learned in the past about some of these organizations. They are all doing good things, but if they put their heads together they could be doing great things.

Original von Jan
However if I may play devil's advocate here, I think all too many wildlife organizations are busy "doing their own thing" and don't connect with others even in their own countries to work together to achieve a goal or keep up to date with what is going on with their species in other countries. I know of at least three elephant groups in one country who almost never get together and discuss objectives/aims. They are just protective of their own area and fund raising for their individual organization. Hopefully this will change in the future.

Jan, this is exactly the initial aim of Bushdrums. Nico and I had realized many years ago that organizations don't communicate and we were hoping that we could provide them with a neutral platform on which they could communicate. Unfortunately, they are simply not interested

Original von Jan
Then again, many of the wildlife groups do not have computer or email access while "in the bush" and may not even be aware of the Namibian decision. I know of times some of their computer systems are down for over a week!

WildlifeDirect is doing "nothing else" but having people, who are active in the field, report on blogs about their projects and at the same time offer people to donate to the organizations they work for. Obviously, things have changed and - at least some of them - DO have internet access. Of course not all of them, and not all the time, but they surely have access to information if they wanted it.