I mean, this is not really a solution. Poachers don't do what they do because they're greedy and hate animals, they do it because they're poor and have often no other choice but to risk their lives to make a living, and they are probably getting something like 10$ per rhino horn. This is a systematic problem perpetually reinforced by the actual people we should be shooting: the millionaires who hire the poachers. They are the ones destroying the environment, exploiting animals and people and reselling those same rhino horns for ridiculous amounts of money on the black market.

[–] HikingVet 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Then they should be stealing from the rich. Not killing endangered species.

And at ~ $20000 USD/kg for African and ~400000 USD/kg for Asian, and them not taking the meat. Its definitely for profit and not survival.

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's simple math, if you kill animals and get caught you get one maybe up to 10 years in prison. If you kill/steal from a millionaire you get lifetime of troubles and jail and possibly put your family in danger too.

[–] HikingVet 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, it appears trying to kill an Asian Rhino in India is much more dangerous than robbing the rich.

Or did you miss the part that they are killing the poachers?

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"I missed the part where that's my problem" -Bully Maguire

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