Monday, May 16, 2011

Hunters killing our precious wild cats

          According to sciencedaily.com, in a recent study conducted on the populations of wild cats, the number of lions and cougars killed by hunters over the past 15 to 25 years in Africa and the western United States was analyzed. After the study it was concluded that these animals’ populations are steadily decreasing.  Sport hunting is what a lot of the time has been taking place among these beautiful beasts of nature, and Lion and cougar populations have suffered the greatest decline in African countries and U.S. states where sport hunting has been most intense over the past 25 years. It is understandable that some control needs to be taking place so that life stock can survive, but many people are taking this way too far.

               Scientifically-based strategies that benefit hunters, livestock owners and conservationists need to be developed soon!  Maintaining a healthy population of them will soon be a big big issue! The need for new approaches to protect humans and livestock and to manage sport hunting without endangering these vulnerable species is clear and evident.
              I personally think it's so sad that people are "sporting" away just another of the worlds species. It makes me wonder if in 100 years animals will even exist!! This is so sad that people actually consider this crap a sport! It's not like they're killing for the meat or anything else useful for that matter! NO, they kill for the fun of it. Now I understand completely that some control of these animals needs to take place in rural areas or in places where many animals were killed, but this is ridiculous I love wild cats and it's so sad that soon they may just be another extinct species thanks to mans stupidity.



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5 comments:

  1. DeathWalkerMay 17, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Ahem. People who see this post and you know hunters near you, LISTEN. With the way you are hunting you will not only decrease the natural hunters of Earth, but your natural food supply of corn and lettuce and all that good stuff. KEEP IT IN BALANCE

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  2. ericMay 17, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    i agree that it is indeed not right to hunt animals just for the fun of it

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  3. Jilly-NicoleMay 17, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    It does effect everything else. This "sport" hunting is ridiculous and it makes me beyond mad to be honest. I don't want to see Tigers and Lions gone in the next few years.

    Some control of them is needed but you don't need to hunt them to extinction -__-

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  4. katieMay 17, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    AWWW those poor babies =[ I totally agree. There are plenty of deer leave the poor cats alone! If this keeps up were not going to have them in a few years! put them in shelters, DONT kill them=[

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  5. ericweedmanMay 17, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    I agree it is bull s#*% that people think it fun to go kill a beautiful animal to hang on his wall or make a rug out of them what ever they do to them its messed up and it frusterates me that more peole arnt trying to stop them i wanna hunt the people that hunt the big cats and show them what its like to be stuffed and and made into a trophy

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