Draught Kills 200 Elephants in Zimbabwe
Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Saturday, November 26, 2011 Under: Animal Deaths
Very pitiful. When animals and people begin to die, it is too late to make preparation.
Sky News: Approximately 200 elephants have died of thirst in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park due to searing heat and water shortages, a local conservationist says. Zimbabwe, which as a southern hemisphere nation, is currently in summer, has been experiencing record high temperatures since October. "There have been 200 elephants that have died so far and they are dying every day," Johnny Rodrigues of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said on Thursday. He said other game in the park, the largest reserve in the country, were also dying for lack of water. Adding to the troubles caused by the heatwave, pumps used to fill artificial watering holes have also broken down. To protect the few remaining watering holes, some of the elephants are now aggressively driving away other game, who are stranded with no means to quench their thirst, Rodrigues said in a telephone interview. The park is located in western Zimbabwe, close to the Kalahari desert, a very dry region with little water or vegetation. The death toll of 200 elephants marks a rapid increase from the official figure released last week, which said 100 of the giant land mammals had died from the heat. National Parks Director General Vitalis Chadenga announced that rangers were trying to "actively manage" the situation by pumping water from underground boreholes into surface level watering holes. Chadenga said there were too many elephants in the park, claiming there were an estimated 40,000 animals in a reserve that can only sustain around 25,000; but Rodrigues insisted the crisis is not being caused by overpopulation. He places the blame instead on a lack of maintenance and mismanagement of the facilities.
Commentary: This is outrageous, but as pitiful as it is, it is not as outrageous as the tens of thousands of people, human beings dying in Africa due to drought, in addition to the Muslim terrorists refusing to allow the dying to get food and water in different parts of Africa. Officials have stated that as many as 800,000 children are at risk right now (theAtlantic.com). What is more likely to be the underlying problem, that National Parks may not want to admit, is the fact that due to severe drought and water shortages, they are cutting the supply of water to these pitiful animals, because of the devastation among the people who are also dying of thirst. Any way you look at it, the people and the animals, practically the entire continent is tragic, but most of the world is not paying attention. Why do you suppose that is? America, Greece, Italy, Germany, Britain, Iceland, France, Italy, Pakistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Argentina, just a string of countries are at risk of going bankrupt; and as financial panic sweeps Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, not to mention the entire Middle East in complete and utter chaos, with people dying all over the place there, it seems the other nations have their own stressing issues at hand, if not mayhem in the streets. With all of the turmoil an devastating going on, it is a bit shocking to see that Americans are practically mowing one another down in the malls, the day after Thanksgiving, to purchase more than likely things they don't even need. It is very typical of the US, because the US media does a very good job of curtailing the facts regarding the real world crisis and the food shortages in 33 countries (the list is too long to name each one). The world is in a crisis and when water and food shortages start to occur, it is too late to prepare. The Bible says, "The land will mourn and everyone that dwells in it will languish, with the beasts of the field, the fowls of heaven, yes, the fishes of the sea will also be taken away" Hosea 4:3. Jesus said that we will know the signs of His return when we see these things happen: "Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places" Matthew 24:7. The Lord's return to deliver His people from the great tribulation, which will come upon all the earth (Revelation 3:10), is near. If you haven't received Jesus as your Savior, please visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this site. God bless you.
Sky News: Approximately 200 elephants have died of thirst in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park due to searing heat and water shortages, a local conservationist says. Zimbabwe, which as a southern hemisphere nation, is currently in summer, has been experiencing record high temperatures since October. "There have been 200 elephants that have died so far and they are dying every day," Johnny Rodrigues of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said on Thursday. He said other game in the park, the largest reserve in the country, were also dying for lack of water. Adding to the troubles caused by the heatwave, pumps used to fill artificial watering holes have also broken down. To protect the few remaining watering holes, some of the elephants are now aggressively driving away other game, who are stranded with no means to quench their thirst, Rodrigues said in a telephone interview. The park is located in western Zimbabwe, close to the Kalahari desert, a very dry region with little water or vegetation. The death toll of 200 elephants marks a rapid increase from the official figure released last week, which said 100 of the giant land mammals had died from the heat. National Parks Director General Vitalis Chadenga announced that rangers were trying to "actively manage" the situation by pumping water from underground boreholes into surface level watering holes. Chadenga said there were too many elephants in the park, claiming there were an estimated 40,000 animals in a reserve that can only sustain around 25,000; but Rodrigues insisted the crisis is not being caused by overpopulation. He places the blame instead on a lack of maintenance and mismanagement of the facilities.
Commentary: This is outrageous, but as pitiful as it is, it is not as outrageous as the tens of thousands of people, human beings dying in Africa due to drought, in addition to the Muslim terrorists refusing to allow the dying to get food and water in different parts of Africa. Officials have stated that as many as 800,000 children are at risk right now (theAtlantic.com). What is more likely to be the underlying problem, that National Parks may not want to admit, is the fact that due to severe drought and water shortages, they are cutting the supply of water to these pitiful animals, because of the devastation among the people who are also dying of thirst. Any way you look at it, the people and the animals, practically the entire continent is tragic, but most of the world is not paying attention. Why do you suppose that is? America, Greece, Italy, Germany, Britain, Iceland, France, Italy, Pakistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Argentina, just a string of countries are at risk of going bankrupt; and as financial panic sweeps Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, not to mention the entire Middle East in complete and utter chaos, with people dying all over the place there, it seems the other nations have their own stressing issues at hand, if not mayhem in the streets. With all of the turmoil an devastating going on, it is a bit shocking to see that Americans are practically mowing one another down in the malls, the day after Thanksgiving, to purchase more than likely things they don't even need. It is very typical of the US, because the US media does a very good job of curtailing the facts regarding the real world crisis and the food shortages in 33 countries (the list is too long to name each one). The world is in a crisis and when water and food shortages start to occur, it is too late to prepare. The Bible says, "The land will mourn and everyone that dwells in it will languish, with the beasts of the field, the fowls of heaven, yes, the fishes of the sea will also be taken away" Hosea 4:3. Jesus said that we will know the signs of His return when we see these things happen: "Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places" Matthew 24:7. The Lord's return to deliver His people from the great tribulation, which will come upon all the earth (Revelation 3:10), is near. If you haven't received Jesus as your Savior, please visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this site. God bless you.
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