Absolutely not. Besides, it seems the death of the other male is premature and likely a response to the hysteria over the first male. But, the truth is, this male will likely be either killed or ousted by a new set of males. A single male won't hold on to a pride. But, that's the way nature works.
Then they'll die. Zoos would be worse. Lion's are neutered and become neurotic because they can't be lions. They cannot survive without their mothers or learn to hunt in any type of reserve. New males kill the cubs in order to assure the females come into heat and their genes are perpetrated. Cecil and his buddy killed any cubs when they took over the pride. They'll live or they'll die, but more human interference is not the answer. Every wildlife biologist knows and understands this and none would interfere.
That same person wrote an article where she included that tweet and explained where she was coming from. One of the things she said that stood out to me was: "Avoid creating a hierarchy of human suffering as if compassion were a finite resource."
According to this news report, Jericho is visually confirmed alive...
Well I'm happy at least for Jericho and the fact that the cubs might still survive this.
I think I'm about to get one of her books today in the library. I believe that is an author on my request list. I LOVE that Cecil's death seems to have provided this touchstone where like people who are sick of this sort of killing are speaking out. Hopefully others are listening.
Wouldn't he enter into an alliance with another male, if at all possible?
I love that title!
Not typically unless they are related. It's no advantage for him to have an unrelated male to breed with the females. What typically happens is subadult males of similar age are either killed by the adult male or they leave. Cecil would have killed his own male cubs. Typically two siblings will form an alliance and either try to take over from the old male (they'd either kill him or drive him away and he'd starve to death) or try to start their own pride with stray females. If the pride becomes too large to support the females, some of them will be driven off. They'll form a new pride. All that depends on the territory and food supply. Actually, this is evolutionary healthy for the population as it reduces inbreeding. The young males would have no problems mating with thier mothers or sisters and focing them to leave keeps the gene pool at a healthy level. This is one of the issues facing cheetahs. There had been so much inbreeding in the wild population, they are on the verge of genetic extinction. But, the biggest problem facing most animals is not hunting, but lack of territory due to encroachment by humans.
It is! NBC News just showed the official in Zimbabwe that said all bow hunting is now forbidden. I hope it stays forbidden. At least it is a start.
I have said that I have no shame to see him ending up with the same fate as the animals he has killed.
When they hunt and kill animals for fun in the name of sport, I don't expect any remorse from them. In this case Palmer the bastard assumed people got angry because the lion was famous and I am sure it made him feel more powerful because he had killed a famous creature while in fact he is a bastard, a coward, a disgusting human being.
). If Palmer is as egotistical as some reports indicate, I am sure he considers himself completely innocent. In his mind, he likely sees himself as the "victim"... of deceitful guides (assuming he wasn't in on it), and tree hugger types around the world. Would it be too much to hope these events will leave such a bitter taste, it will soil any fun he gets from hunting in the future? Maybe he will dismantle his shrine?
Oh God: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...iches-water-buffalo-accused-killing-lion.html
