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African Wildlife in the U.S.

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Frenchy68    0

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/08/17/wild.america.ap/index.html

Scientists want to bring African Wildlife into the great plains of the U.S. Eventually we could have elephants, lions, and giraffe roaming our countryside.

How do you think this could help/hurt the U.S.?


Can't wait for a "Cajun Giraffe" recipe to be published...:|

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Ashtanga    0

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Remember what rabbits did to the Australian outback? Best leave them where they are.



Very true. Today there are millions of rabbits in Australia creating quite a nuisance. Australians celebrate Easter but instead of having an "Easter Bunny" they have an "Easter Bilby." They won't celebrate rabbits in any way.:D


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freethefly    6

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It's not smart to mess with mother nature. Whether it is with animals or plant life the negative effect ofton rules over positive. Once in motion adverse effect is hard to overcome. A good example is Kudzu, a creeping vine, introduced into the southern states to remedy erosion. That stuff is now everywhere and a big problem that cannot be reversed. Or maybe one should look at killer bees that are migrating north. Not to say that putting elephants on the plains would be as devestating but why mess with an ecosystem that has already been comprimised.
"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
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Ashtanga    0

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Interesting. The day they post they want to bring lions to the U.S. this report comes out too.:|


ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) -- Hungry lions pursuing wild pigs into human settlements are killing people three times as often as they did 15 years ago in Tanzania, according to a survey.

The development has taken a toll on lions as villagers and wildlife officials hunt down man-eating lions, according to the report released Wednesday by the science journal Nature.

The human-lion conflict is a product of poverty, growth in human and lion populations and decline in traditional prey for the big cats, according research by the University of Minnesota's Lion Research Center and Tanzania's Wildlife Research Institute.

Some Tanzanians have set up homes near wildlife conservation areas and others farm in corridors used by wild animals to move between protected areas and water sources, Zakia Meghji, Tanzania's minister for tourism and natural resources, said Thursday.

"Lions that often attack humans are old animals that are unable to stay in the pride. They end up targeting humans who are a far more easier prey than wildlife," Meghji added.

Villagers, who cannot afford to buy fences, often sleep in their fields to guard their crops against nocturnal pests such as wild pigs. These farmers fall prey to lions who follow the pigs, according to the report.

Since 1990, lions have killed more than 563 people and injured at least 308, according to report, with fatal attacks increasing markedly over time.

In the past, lions have typically hunted wildebeest rather than wild pigs. But as Tanzania's population has grown, traditional prey numbers have declined.

Farmers should dig trenches around their fields to keep away the pigs, the researchers advised.

This would also help conserve the number of lions in Tanzania, an East African nation that is home to the largest population of the big cats in the world.

Meghji, said, though, that lions were increasing.

"There has been a definite increase in the population of lions because we have effectively controlled poaching by giving 25 percent of wildlife revenues to local communities that now see the benefit of protecting the animals," Meghji said.

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


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lucia    0

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Thats bullshit , why dont they take the money they are going to spend and put it in the damm african continent to help preserve the natural wildlife there. That is what is relly needed. This world sometimes, I think that is filled up with people that think with other parts of the body instead of the brain.
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rushmc    23

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Bring it on.........;)

Lions and elephants in eastern Colorado and Nebraska?

:oOh MY!!:P

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if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Rookie120    0

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Scientists want to bring African Wildlife into the great plains of the U.S. Eventually we could have elephants, lions, and giraffe roaming our countryside.



I dont think the animals would be very happy when they got there first taste of winter up there. Even seen the movie FARGO?
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JohnRich    4

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bring African Wildlife into the great plains of the U.S.



Can the handle the winters?

I'd be happy just to get the buffalo, wolves, condors, cougars, bighorn sheep and bears back.

Photo: bighorn sheep encounter while climbing Wheeler Peak, NM (the highest point in NM).

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