Obviously it's pretty awful that the hippos have to be sterilized and/or euthanized and it's awful that they fuck up the ecosystem in Columbia, so it's kind of a no win situation: but it's still...
Obviously it's pretty awful that the hippos have to be sterilized and/or euthanized and it's awful that they fuck up the ecosystem in Columbia, so it's kind of a no win situation: but it's still extremely funny to me that Columbia has a huge issue with these hippos just because one drug lord wanted them as pets like fifty years ago.
Ah yes, try to get rid of one invasive species with another, which happens to be the most dangerous land animal on Earth. What could possibly go wrong?
Ah yes, try to get rid of one invasive species with another, which happens to be the most dangerous land animal on Earth. What could possibly go wrong?
This is just semantics, please ignore if you don't care about semantics. Is the word "euthanasia" commonly used in that context? I am familiar with the word "culling", "euthanasia" sounds a bit...
This is just semantics, please ignore if you don't care about semantics.
Is the word "euthanasia" commonly used in that context? I am familiar with the word "culling", "euthanasia" sounds a bit odd for that application. Are they doing it in a specific way that makes it different from culling?
English has many many near synonyms and alternative ways to express ideas. In my experience, culling is used in terms of a herd, or a breeding program, where some animals are identified as...
English has many many near synonyms and alternative ways to express ideas.
In my experience, culling is used in terms of a herd, or a breeding program, where some animals are identified as desirable and are kept.
I might just have said killed, slaughtered (if anyone will use the meat), or put down. Euthanized to me suggests that they start with a tranquilizer dart before killing the hippo. Which maybe they will but maybe they won't.
I understand. It would be interesting if the article detailed this procedure that made them use the word "euthanasia", but it seems that they're still in the planning stages. I never held a gun in...
I understand. It would be interesting if the article detailed this procedure that made them use the word "euthanasia", but it seems that they're still in the planning stages. I never held a gun in my life, but I imagine that simply shooting a hippo might be problematic in itself. Doesn't seem like an animal that will go down easily. But I digress.
Yes, they are quite literally called Elephant guns. They are not really made anymore as they were black powder guns. Nowadays the equivalent would be something akin to a 50 Cal.
Yes, they are quite literally called Elephant guns. They are not really made anymore as they were black powder guns. Nowadays the equivalent would be something akin to a 50 Cal.
45-70 Govt should be fine as well, the Marlin 1895 was once recommended for hunting dinosaurs. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/05/e5/ac/05e5ac9d1673dc889ed025acf6e370b0.jpg
Thank you for mentioning this as it is definitely more appropriately described as culling. I don’t think it’s just semantics either, it really bothers me when culling is referred to as...
Thank you for mentioning this as it is definitely more appropriately described as culling. I don’t think it’s just semantics either, it really bothers me when culling is referred to as “euthanasia”, which is all the time. Euthanasia is about putting a suffering thing out of its misery. Culling is the animals paying the ultimate price for a human’s mistake. I feel like people say “euthanasia” to alienate themselves from it, but as human beings we really need to take more responsibility. In this particular case you can pin the whole thing to basically one guy. But it wasn’t some opulent drug lord who is the reason the wildlife management “need to euthanize” the local deer population.
Obviously it's pretty awful that the hippos have to be sterilized and/or euthanized and it's awful that they fuck up the ecosystem in Columbia, so it's kind of a no win situation: but it's still extremely funny to me that Columbia has a huge issue with these hippos just because one drug lord wanted them as pets like fifty years ago.
Sarah Gailey wrote an alternate history novel about this called River of Teeth. I highly recommend her work.
Even better, she's written several novellas and other stories on the topic!
They're collected under the title American Hippo
Ah yes, try to get rid of one invasive species with another, which happens to be the most dangerous land animal on Earth. What could possibly go wrong?
This is just semantics, please ignore if you don't care about semantics.
Is the word "euthanasia" commonly used in that context? I am familiar with the word "culling", "euthanasia" sounds a bit odd for that application. Are they doing it in a specific way that makes it different from culling?
English has many many near synonyms and alternative ways to express ideas.
In my experience, culling is used in terms of a herd, or a breeding program, where some animals are identified as desirable and are kept.
I might just have said killed, slaughtered (if anyone will use the meat), or put down. Euthanized to me suggests that they start with a tranquilizer dart before killing the hippo. Which maybe they will but maybe they won't.
I understand. It would be interesting if the article detailed this procedure that made them use the word "euthanasia", but it seems that they're still in the planning stages. I never held a gun in my life, but I imagine that simply shooting a hippo might be problematic in itself. Doesn't seem like an animal that will go down easily. But I digress.
Thanks for clarifying ;)
From my reading, there are guns and bullets that can be effective against elephants. I agree with you that a hippo would not be easy to kill.
Yes, they are quite literally called Elephant guns. They are not really made anymore as they were black powder guns. Nowadays the equivalent would be something akin to a 50 Cal.
45-70 Govt should be fine as well, the Marlin 1895 was once recommended for hunting dinosaurs. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/05/e5/ac/05e5ac9d1673dc889ed025acf6e370b0.jpg
Thank you for mentioning this as it is definitely more appropriately described as culling. I don’t think it’s just semantics either, it really bothers me when culling is referred to as “euthanasia”, which is all the time. Euthanasia is about putting a suffering thing out of its misery. Culling is the animals paying the ultimate price for a human’s mistake. I feel like people say “euthanasia” to alienate themselves from it, but as human beings we really need to take more responsibility. In this particular case you can pin the whole thing to basically one guy. But it wasn’t some opulent drug lord who is the reason the wildlife management “need to euthanize” the local deer population.