No matter how much I like to see these beautiful animals up close, it saddens me that they aren't being seen wild and free!
And that poaching just sickens me. I always think of the wild bison that use to roam the prairies here in herds of thousands being slaughtered for their hide. The bodies were left to rot and this eradication of the bison greatly affected the aboriginal peoples who where dependent on them for their food and clothing. The destroying of the bison herds meant the destruction of the aboriginal's way of life! Such a tragedy and all because of greed!
Ooops! I missed this one my friend and I do apologize!
The Bison were all killed off, as they were the staple food of the American Indians and the government wanted to get the Indians into the camps, so that they could take all of their land. As per my friend the historian @janton
The same thing happened here in South Africa when the British opened concentration camps, as they put all the women and children into the camps and they destroyed their farms and their livestock. Thousand of the camp residents also died.
All of this also motivated by greed.
"When will we ever learn"?
Blessings!
How horrible! I had never heard of that part of your history there. I have such a hard time to even fathom some of the atroucities people can do to each other! And as you say it is all for greed! Yes! When will it end!
A terrible situation indeed my friend. But of course the criminals do not care as all that they want is money and they will destroy anything to get it. It might end when the eco system collapses. So sad.