Ugandan military getting involved with ivory poaching

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

One incidence in a situation which has shockingly managed to reach a two-decade zenith, of late.

It is saddening that a cause which has had this much publicity still doesn't seem to be getting the necessary help to try and turn things around.

Depressing (if fascinating) read here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/world/africa/africas-eleph ants-are-being-slaughtered-in-poaching-frenzy.html?_r=1& pagewanted=all (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/world/africa/africas-elephants-are-being-slaughtered-in-poaching-frenzy.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all)

[Harry Balls]

Then, when we need that large swathe of green for food, we'll start to see our 'investment' in their politics, cannibalism, voodoo, lynching, eat and sell the wildlife, rampant corruption, military coup, rebels-in-the-jungle, religious ethnic cleansing, genecidal ways.

Basically, the West without the cover of democracy.

[redgunamo]

Shooting them at least stops them trampling over your houses and crops.

Only natural that criminals would then move in to fill the breach, imo.

[Son of a Gun]

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

Farming resources?? We will run out of space before we run out of farming resources, surely.

Although I do agree that Africa is ripe for the taking when we do eventually need to 'expand'.

[Ashberto]

There were sightings on Fortess Road and one version has the thing ending up in the basement of a house in Pemberton Gardens.

So I take your point.