Some thoughts: It's an invasive species. If can and will wreak havoc on ecosystems not adapted to it. Being endangered in Africa does not change that fact. Perhaps if more iconic animals went...
Some thoughts:
It's an invasive species. If can and will wreak havoc on ecosystems not adapted to it. Being endangered in Africa does not change that fact.
Perhaps if more iconic animals went extinct because of human actions we'd think more about not doing those actions.
Culling is kind of an important part of wildlife management. In PA, deer need to be hunted (in reasonable quantity) or they outbreed their food supply. This also needs to be weighed against "humans destroying their habitat so animals have no other choice but to invade human space."
And preventing them from breeding isn't going to? They're a non-native species that will harm the local environment. If you want to save the hippo, do it in zoos and in Africa. You're still...
but it could affect the survival of a species that is under threat in Africa.
And preventing them from breeding isn't going to? They're a non-native species that will harm the local environment. If you want to save the hippo, do it in zoos and in Africa. You're still talking about eliminating a non-native population, culling just sounds worse than what is effectively cutting their balls off and removing their uteruses, to phrase it similarly to the intensity the word "culling" brings to the conversation. Unfortunately, the only way forward is an approach that at least attempts to eliminate the population, or at least keep it so small it only causes a small impact. I can accept combining culling and sterilization, but at no point should one be put ahead of the other as a "better" option.
Some thoughts:
And preventing them from breeding isn't going to? They're a non-native species that will harm the local environment. If you want to save the hippo, do it in zoos and in Africa. You're still talking about eliminating a non-native population, culling just sounds worse than what is effectively cutting their balls off and removing their uteruses, to phrase it similarly to the intensity the word "culling" brings to the conversation. Unfortunately, the only way forward is an approach that at least attempts to eliminate the population, or at least keep it so small it only causes a small impact. I can accept combining culling and sterilization, but at no point should one be put ahead of the other as a "better" option.