It is my belief that we do not have a fundamental right to pilfer and plunder our natural world, and that what we do have is a fundamental responsibility to do what we can to protect our planet's waters, soils, air, and the diverse wildlife that we share these resources with. The former does not ensure economic prosperity for all; the latter does. When one learns that certain actions have consequences--say, that morning coffee ritual from a business that heavily uses styrofoam cups, a product that simply and effectively trashes the earth--is there not only one ethical and moral thing to do? To start buying coffee from a business that does more for the environment? Change is necessary if we care about all the generations behind us--human and wildlife alike. But change is a complicated thing.

Therein lies the conundrum.

My pledge: to embrace change, and to find solutions to the conundrum.


Monday, February 16, 2009

Rhino Crisis in India


In the first month of 2008, 4 rhinos were poached for their horns.  In one case a female and her calf were viciously killed. The poachers, who first shot her, brutally quaged her horn out while she was still alive, but only after they killed her calf.

http://www.topnews.in/rhino-poaching-increase-assam-s-kaziranga-park-216954

Is it any wonder I loathe the human race?

2011 Update: A total of 16-18 rhinos were slaughtered in 2008, and another 14 in 2009.  In 2010, still more were killed.

Useful articles:
http://www.lawisgreek.com/animal-rights-rhino-poaching-in-assam/
http://www.rhinoconservation.org/2010/12/13/two-rhino-poachers-killed-in-kaziranga-national-park/
http://www.rhinoconservation.org/2010/05/13/indias-rhino-poaching-gangs-a-closer-look/
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