@clevfan4life said:

what the hell are you talking about? He biffed the crossbow so the poor animal had to live another 24 hours or so with an arrow stuck in him. What exactly is this mythical false accusation you speak of?

With 30 clips.

@clevfan4life said:

what the hell are you talking about? He biffed the crossbow so the poor animal had to live another 24 hours or so with an arrow stuck in him. What exactly is this mythical false accusation you speak of?

Ban the crossbow! !!!

WSS

@legacy-fan said:

Does anyone know if the rifle used to kill Cecil the Lion was banned yet?

I mean I know the Dentist was falsely accused of being the reason behind the death of this majestic cat, but we all know that's not how this illegal hunting stuff is gonna be corrected.

@clevfan4life said:

what the hell are you talking about? He biffed the crossbow so the poor animal had to live another 24 hours or so with an arrow stuck in him. What exactly is this mythical false accusation you speak of?

Halloween will be here before you know it. Legacy you ought to be the dentist....and Cleve, well..

@legacy-fan said:

what the hell are you talking about? He biffed the crossbow so the poor animal had to live another 24 hours or so with an arrow stuck in him. What exactly is this mythical false accusation you speak of?

I mean I know the Dentist was falsely accused of being the reason behind the death of this majestic cat, but we all know that's not how this illegal hunting stuff is gonna be corrected.

@gftchris said:

I understand the logic and you'd think that would be alright. But facts on the ground are that it ain't helpin. It's also an incredibly sad commentary about the state of the human soul collectively that we have to acquiesce to the lowest amongst us to save the animals that god put here. It won't work. In the long run these animals are gone. Two generations from now they're gone from the wild. Hell elephants we may see vanish in our lifetime cause 2 Billion little cocksucking rice eating fgts think the tusks make lovely dining room ornamentation.

@oldbrownsfan said:

Robot Lives Matter

Where is the outrage over the murder of this poor robot? He made it hitchiking through Europe and Canada but only lasted a few hundered miles in the United States when he was beheaded in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/08/04/hitchbot-team-overwhelmed-by-offers-support-bot-could-be-rebuilt/?intcmp=hpff

@clevfan4life said:

exactly. I'll trust the people that freakin see these lions every day and have studied them for decades over some corrupt zulu cunt who says nah we got plenty of lions come pay us to hunt them. Take them off our hands there's so many!!

That is the case though. Not 'too many' per sé, think of it more as an investment. With the money from legal hunting they can do a better job protecting the remaining lions than otherwise, and hopefully get breeding pairs on the rise.

@clevfan4life said:

exactly. I'll trust the people that freakin see these lions every day and have studied them for decades over some corrupt zulu cunt who says nah we got plenty of lions come pay us to hunt them. Take them off our hands there's so many!!

Still in denial I see...why don't you bitch about these cunts rather than some dentist you shit slinging monkey.

Do you have trust in National Geographic?

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/photography/africa/tanzania/lions-maneating-7.html

Where is the outrage over the murder of this poor robot? He made it hitchiking through Europe and Canada but only lasted a few hundered miles in the United States when he was beheaded in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/08/04/hitchbot-team-overwhelmed-by-offers-support-bot-could-be-rebuilt/?intcmp=hpff

Stuart said:

Yep. Lions are killed all the time. This one made news special because of the way it was killed...by being lured off a preservation, but that was secondary outrage.

The fact that a lion was killed period is what got the panties of namby-pamby Americans liberals up in knots.

I think the worst part of all this is now scar is in charge and we all know he's in league with the hyenas so now unless pumba and Timone are able to successfully navigate simba through the jungle and the sea of dentists waiting there the pride lands are fucked.

@baconhound said:

exactly. I'll trust the people that freakin see these lions every day and have studied them for decades over some corrupt zulu cunt who says nah we got plenty of lions come pay us to hunt them. Take them off our hands there's so many!!

WSS

@clevfan4life said:

And we are now turning to Africa to illustrate a culture rich in consistent political honesty and ecological temperance. For our next trick we are going to use the Japanese as the standard for how we treat marine life.

@mohican said:

Cecil is much more famous in the US than he ever was in Zimbabwe http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/30/us-zimbabwe-wildlife-lion-idUKKCN0Q41VB20150730

Yep. Lions are killed all the time. This one made news special because of the way it was killed...by being lured off a preservation, but that was secondary outrage.

The fact that a lion was killed period is what got the panties of namby-pamby Americans liberals up in knots.

@clevfan4life said:

Tanzania is apparently grossly overestimating their lion population. Gee I wonder why....could be profit motive eh? "Real" estimates have them at 7000 or less....nowhere near the 16k they claim. Which even 16K...FFS there used to at least 3 tmes that in that area just 2-3 decades ago.

Right, cause who would know better about what goes on in Tanzania than you.

An article written by the Tanzanian Director of Wildlife and Natural Resources....TWO YEARS AGO.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/opinion/saving-lions-by-killing-them.html?_r=1

Saving Lions by Killing Them

By ALEXANDER N. SONGORWAMARCH 17, 2013

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania

ODD as it may sound, American trophy hunters play a critical role in protecting wildlife in Tanzania. The millions of dollars that hunters spend to go on safari here each year help finance the game reserves, wildlife management areas and conservation efforts in our rapidly growing country.

This is why we are alarmed that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the African lion as endangered. Doing so would make it illegal for American hunters to bring their trophies home. Those hunters constitute 60 percent of our trophy-hunting market, and losing them would be disastrous to our conservation efforts.

In 2011, five animal-rights and conservation groups petitioned the Fish and Wildlife Service to list the African lion as endangered, arguing that the population had fallen dangerously low because of habitat loss, poaching, commercial hunting and new diseases associated with human encroachment. “The U.S.,” their petition said, “is by far the largest importer of hunting trophies from Tanzania.”

While that is true, the lion population in Tanzania is not endangered. We have an estimated 16,800 lions, perhaps 40 percent of all lions on the continent, the biggest population in the world. Their numbers are stable here, and while our hunting system is not perfect, we have taken aggressive efforts to protect our lions.

Tanzania has regulated hunting for decades; female and younger lions are completely protected, and the hunting of males is limited by quotas set for each hunting area in the country. We recently made it illegal to hunt male lions younger than 6 years old to ensure that reproductively active animals remained with their prides. And proposed amendments to our wildlife law would further crack down on the export of lions taken illegally, penalize hunting companies that violated our rules and reward those that complied.

Africa, of course, is endowed with a tremendous wealth of wildlife, and Tanzania has been particularly blessed. We have roughly 130,000 elephants, two of Africa’s three largest populations of wild dogs, and spectacular landscapes like the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Mount Kilimanjaro. We have placed nearly a third of our land in national parks, game reserves and wildlife management areas.

Of all the species found here, lions are particularly important because they draw visitors from throughout the world — visitors who support our tourism industry and economy. Many of these visitors only take pictures. But others pay thousands of dollars to pursue lions with rifles and take home trophies from what is often a once-in-a-lifetime hunt. Those hunters spend 10 to 25 times more than regular tourists and travel to (and spend money in) remote areas rarely visited by photographic tourists.

In Tanzania, lions are hunted under a 21-day safari package. Hunters pay $9,800 in government fees for the opportunity. An average of about 200 lions are shot a year, generating about $1,960,000 in revenue. Money is also spent on camp fees, wages, local goods and transportation. And hunters almost always come to hunt more than one species, though the lion is often the most coveted trophy sought. All told, trophy hunting generated roughly $75 million for Tanzania’s economy from 2008 to 2011.

The money helps support 26 game reserves and a growing number of wildlife management areas owned and operated by local communities as well as the building of roads, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure — all of which are important as Tanzania continues to develop as a peaceful and thriving democracy.

If lions are listed by the United States as an endangered species, American hunters may choose to hunt other prized species outside of Africa or simply not hunt at all. This would add further strain to our already limited budgets, undo the progress we’ve made, and undermine our ability to conserve not only our lions but all of our wildlife.

As Tanzania’s highest-ranking wildlife official, I ask on behalf of my country and all of our wildlife: do not list the African lion as endangered. Instead, help us make the most from the revenues we generate. Help us make trophy hunting more sustainable and more valuable. In short, please work with us to conserve wildlife, rather than against us, which only diminishes our capacity to protect Tanzania’s global treasures.

Alexander N. Songorwa is director of wildlife for the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.

@baconhound said:

@clevfan4life said:

It's exactly the same because the losers on this forum who can't formulate a valid cogent argument just make it the same. No it's exactly the same cause we said so. Like if they just repeat over and over that apples are the same as oranges...that somehow the universe bends to their impudent will and says ok apples and oranges are exactly the same you win. lols

concepts of media bias escapes you two sally's huh?

no matter - the libtard collective is outed for their sanctimonious outbursts of concern

and it aint lost on you, so please continue to make your point!

@calfoxwc said:

you guys are hilarious. lol.

"Cecil the Turtle"

"Black Mamba Lives Matter"

etc etc. LOL.

So you think this is some kinda joke do ya?

Tell that to the lion cubs that may be killed by Cecils successor Beanie....

Cecil teamed up with another lion Beanie, who is believed to either be his brother or friend.

It is thought that Beanie will now take lead controlling the prides, however his reign could be short lived, as he will struggle to protect the prides without Cecil’s leadership and strength.

It is likely that new males will soon invade the territory looking to take over. It is also a concern that Beanie may kill Cecil’s cubs so that he has a higher chance of protecting his own offspring. He also may wish to mate with the lionesses that Cecil left behind, and this may also cause him to kill Cecil’s cubs.

There you have it...the saga of Beanie and Cecil.

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/07/a-lion-king-has-died-what-we-can-do-to-honor-cecils-memory/