Leading elephant conservationist shot dead in Tanzania

[adamnemecek]

You guys should consider donating to anti poaching foundation https://www.iapf.org that does a great job fighting these poachers. There's also David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust which takes care of elephant and rhino orphans https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org. Most of them are orphaned due to poaching

[moredhel]

Daphne Sheldrik do really good work. They also it effort into training people I rather than importing them.

[kazinator]

Oops! The poachers basically opened the season on themselves.

After this, no radical conservationist on the planet is going to have any lingering shred of remorse in going after their lives.

[chrisbennet]

In Kenya they kill rhino poachers on site.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35503077

[savanaly]

Hopefully they still will. An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.

The sweet spot for deterrence comes in the form of punishment that is swift and certain, not necessarily dire.

[computerex]

This is incredibly sad news. My thoughts are with his family. What a sad world we live in sometimes.

[DarkTree]

I agree. But man, what an incredible world we live in that we have people literally willing to put their life on the line for causes like this.

[tryingagainbro]

sad but the reality is that if you're going to cost organized criminal groups millions of dollars...you risk your life. Just business, and life is pretty cheap in some parts of the world.

[alexandercrohde]

I agree with the sentiment that there are systemic problems. But I disagree with tone of resignation.

[melling]

i recently went on my first safari in Sabi Sands in South Africa. It was an incredible experience. I intend to see more of Africa. Hopefully, enough tourism to Africa will encourage more protection of the animals. Riding around in an open jeep taking pictures like these is a unique experience:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVrIQXLF1uF/?taken-by=mmellinger...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVtxGoVlh6E/?taken-by=mmellinger...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVty4K8FjBG/?taken-by=mmellinger...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVtyQxHFYCa/?taken-by=mmellinger...

[oever]

> Riding around in an open jeep taking pictures like these should be on everyone’s list

That does not scale. It's much better to buy a magnifying glass and go on safari in your yard or park.

[erentz]

I looked into doing an African safari a couple of years back, but for the places I really wanted to visit I was surprised at just how damn expensive they are. It's not uncommon to be spending over $1,000 per night at some of the established camps in places like the Okavango.

[ptaipale]

Safaris are a great experience, but if everyone starts doing them, there are certainly some ecological problems. It needs to remain the fun for the few rich and privileged.