Comments on: What is it going to take?

By: Will Travers

Will Travers — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:24:08 +0000

I do try to always give some sense of hope – apologies to one and all if this is not always the case – sometimes I am not sure what to do myself! But this blog on Rhino makes a clear suggestion, the question is how to achieve it!?

As always, spreading the word, talking about the issues, getting people to lend their support to Born Free in whatever way they can is enormously valuable – we are currently working on perhaps 100 different projects, large and small, so every bit of help is appreciated!

By: Motria von Schreiber

Motria von Schreiber — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:55:17 +0000

Bill, Please don’t just end your statement this way. Follow up your thoughts with hope and solutions please. Like so many others I have such an enormous respect for your thoughts.
What can each of us do right now to be catalysts for change? The average person who reads this tragic news feels utterly helpless, immobilised, frustrated, depressed and angered. What can we do? What can we do?
Motria from Australia

By: Samia

Samia — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:20:04 +0000

Do remember Jessica that Europe and America centuries ago already destroyed the forests and wildlife they had. Since the damage was done long ago, we seem to feel that only Asia is in the wrong today.
Also, I believe not only Asia is to blame. There are many buyers in Europe and America that purchase horns, tusks and the sort…

I guess humankind as a whole is to blame.

But I am always grateful to know, via BornFree and Will, that there are people out there who still have their eyes open to reality, and I am grateful they keep me enlightened to the plight of our radiant mother Earth. Otherwise how would we know the sufferings of our innocent inhabitants– the mass media today focusses on hiding more than what it shows…

By: Ines

Ines — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:21:25 +0000

Chinese people should be informed about the shocking truth of poaching rhinos! I guess many never saw a real rhino or never have been to Africa in their life! They possilbly don´t know anything about rhinos or elephants! A documentary film which shows that rhinos are amazing animals and how horrilble poaching is should be shown to them! But how to get such a film on chinese tv?

By: Derek Rankine

Derek Rankine — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:30:01 +0000

There are too many governments, ours included, that are turning a blind eye to China’s insatiable demands for these ridiculous and totally unfounded ‘cures’. Isn’t it strange that wherever China have a strong economic influence, poaching has rocketed. We need other countries to make a stand before they wipe out any free wildlife left in the world!!

By: Jessica Powell

Jessica Powell — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:03:58 +0000

Why is it that Asia is responsible for so much degradation to the world’s wildlife populations? It also seems that no matter how much pressure the Western world puts on them and no matter how much proof they are given of the damage and corruption they exert on the environment NOTHING is what continues to be done by their leaders. I am also so curious as to where these extremely bold and ridiculous medical claims come from! Where are the people that it has worked for? Where is the undeniable scientific proof that rhino horn is curing one of the world’s most feared and prevalent diseases??? The things we have been warned about for so long and we perhaps never really thought would be upon us are finally beginning to unfold. Its sickening but we cannot give up!

By: lori james

lori james — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:43:09 +0000

Asia, just doesn’t seem to care. Pat I’m afraid your right.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:38:15 +0000

Excellent points Will. But we have been “doing enforcement” wrong for 40 years. There is a need for less focus on anti-poaching measures and in fact less focus on the consumers themselves but on rhino-horn ‘pushers’. Serious organised criminals buy and market rhino horn. Until they are targeted by government agencies we will continue to lose species great and small.

By: Taylir Villanova

Taylir Villanova — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:28:52 +0000

My heart is broken as my worry deepens for our Earth and her creatures. It is imparative that we come together as humans, without regard for race or nationality and SAVE our Earth. People need to start getting really pissed off, TAKE ACTION. One of the best sayings I have ever heard is;

They came for the Jews, but I was not Jewish so I didn’t speak up, they came for the Indians, but I wasn’t Indian so I didn’t speak up, they came for the Asians, but I was not Asian so I didn’t speak up, they came for the Latins, but I wasn’t Latin so I didn’t speak up, they came for the Africans, but I was not African so I didn’t speak up. AND THEN, they came for me, and there was no one left to speak up…..

We can do this! Save our Mother Earth!! Every living thing on Earth is meant to be here or it wouldn’t be, we are all intricate piece’s of a puzzle, we can not afford to lose any more pieces! If we do, I doubt we can put the puzzle back together again.

Namaste

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:53:47 +0000

North and South Americans and Europeans caused the first extinctions. It seems to be a habit of humans. Times like this, the voluntary human extinction movement doesn’t sound so funny