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TAR 27 Ep 5 LIVE SHOW Updates & Commentary!
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: Jobby on October 25, 2015, 09:37:29 AM ---Which makes me even wonder if they watched the episode, with a part of the edit given to explain what was the point of the lion encounter and how they breed the lions so as to repopulate the specie... omg, i just can't deal with some so called "animal activists"... go be a vegan and survive on veggies then.
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There is great truth in what they are saying. The "front" is that the cubs are repopulated but in reality they are sent out on "canned kllls" for trophy hunters.
I need to research this particular group further but it doe not look like it was a wise choice, particularly coming right after the Cecil debacle.
georgiapeach:
This article seems to have a clear picture of the Lion Encounter site used:
http://matadornetwork.com/change/is-zimbabwes-lion-encounter-a-misdirected-conservation-program/
May be a case of good intentions with poor implementation. Apparently, not ONE cub has been released thru this program. It is not clear where their older lions are sent.
I spent a long time in East Africa, I know that there is often miscommunication if not frank lying about the tourist wildlife events. We can all read and decide for ourselves, but caution is advised. Do your research, learn, be aware. TAR has taught me SO much about the locations thru the years, we can all learn and grow from every episode.
This too is an excellent article, with great info:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://africageographic.com/blog/walking-with-lions-good-conservation-probably-not/
Marionete:
The latter was posted on facebook several times.
Thanks for going into detail, Peach!
theschnauzers:
Just so there's no misunderstanding, btw. The Cecil trophy kill was after TAR had filmed these 2 and a half episodes in the Victoria Falls area. And I seriously wonder what TPTB would have done had they been filming after rather than before that sad incident.
It is one reason why we have to keep such things in their proper context. (And a reason why I was leery about the Race going to Zimbabwe in the first place. Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe is not a place I'd stay in any longer than one has to.)
serendipity:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on October 25, 2015, 01:09:38 PM ---This article seems to have a clear picture of the Lion Encounter site used:
http://matadornetwork.com/change/is-zimbabwes-lion-encounter-a-misdirected-conservation-program/
May be a case of good intentions with poor implementation. Apparently, not ONE cub has been released thru this program. It is not clear where their older lions are sent.
I spent a long time in East Africa, I know that there is often miscommunication if not frank lying about the tourist wildlife events. We can all read and decide for ourselves, but caution is advised. Do your research, learn, be aware. TAR has taught me SO much about the locations thru the years, we can all learn and grow from every episode.
This too is an excellent article, with great info:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://africageographic.com/blog/walking-with-lions-good-conservation-probably-not/
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Thanks for the details Peach! Really give me more thoughts about this lion conservation operation.
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