Not "advocating". I don't want to see any elephants killed. I have no interest in ivory. I can't understand how there could be people who do not understand that elephants should never be killed. BUt there are. There are people who lie for money and people who listen to them. Moreover people who like ivory have no respect for the law. And the laws are not enforced.
So what can be done? As I understand the Chinese, they are pretty pragmatic, if I can generalize. Maybe taking action to propose a way to get legitimate ivory could deflect some of the interest in illegal ivory. Prohibition leads to crime, legalizing and controlling is better. When elephants could live and flourish in the wild there were natural deaths that left tusks. If a herd was provided with space to thrive tusks could occasionally be found. If the space was limited humans might be able to reverently "cull " the herd by painlessly killing "extra" males and gathering their tusks. A mother with young would never be killed by rational "keepers." Poachers are not concerned with keeping elephants alive; they care only for short term profit. Poaching must be illegal. Murdering mother elephants must be illegal. Perhaps another possibility is to pressure the Chinese government to enforce the laws. I went to the Chinese news in English - CCTV site http://passport.cntv.cn/app_pass/verify/english/new/login.jsp?errtype=-5# and they have articles about the threats to elephants. So some Chinese are aware. How do THEY propose to get the word out to those who buy ivory? - Sandy On Mar 18, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Sandra Maliga <neor...@e.com> wrote: > This is tragic and infuriating. > > Why can't anyone tell the Chinese people that elephants are threatened? If > elephants are extinct there will be NO MORE IVORY. Don't they have media in > China? Get the word out. > > Why don't the Chinese import some elephants and start their own herd? They > could manage them carefully and eventually harvest ivory when the herd needs > thinning. No matter the cost; demand for ivory will drive the price ever > higher. They could promote "homegrown" ivory as superior. > > Documentaries shown in the US and Europe make us feel bad but don't save > animals. How about showing some documentaries in China? How about a > message on every cell phone in China? I'd give money for that. > > - Sandy Maliga > > > > > On Mar 18, 2013, at 11:02 AM, David Baker <dbak...@hvc.rr.com> wrote: > >> Esteemed cohorts everyone, >> >> What I really love besides Experimental Film are Elephants. >> I LOVE all Elephants but especially those that live free in the wild. >> I love the complexity of elephant societies. >> >> Something amazing to read is: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_cognition >> >> Something important to see is: >> National Geographic - Battle For The Elephants (2013) >> >> I hope everybody on this forum is aware of the horror that is happening to >> these animals right now, today. >> More Elephants are being killed >> than are being born. They are being wiped out, expunged from the earth. >> The numbers of those massacred are crazy. >> Last year 30,000 elephants were murdered. >> The killing rate is accelerating. The New York Times describes it as a >> frenzy. >> Horribly helicopters and machine guns do the job annihilating whole herds. >> China is the problem. >> The CHINESE demand the elephant's ivory tusks to make ludicrous carved >> luxury goods. >> >> If there is hope it might be through FILM. >> >> Apparently, ridiculously the burgeoning Chinese middle class thinks elephant >> tusks fall out naturally. >> They call them elephant teeth. >> Using film to educate in Africa and China may be the elephants last best >> hope. >> >> The Experimental Film community can contribute importantly and make a >> difference. >> Kickstarter it isn't, but If you want to help or know of a cognizant >> compassionate human being who does >> please go here: >> >> >> http://africanenvironmentalfilms.squarespace.com/donate >> >> or here >> >> http://www.savetheelephants.org/home.html >> >> >> If you are a teacher please share this with your students. >> Time is of the essence. >> The force of human compassion is the solution. >> >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/opinion/death-of-the-elephants.html >> >> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=organized-crime-elephant-slaughter >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/world/asia/an-illicit-trail-of-african-ivory-to-china.html?pagewanted=all >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/slaughter-of-the-african-elephants.html >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/science/surveys-quantify-loss-of-african-elephants-for-ivory-trade.html?ref=elephants >> >> http://ntdtv.org/en/news/china/2013-03-15/china-s-demand-for-ivory-fueling-elephant-poaching.html >> >> -David Baker >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > Sandy Maliga > > 4763 Toland Way > Los Angeles, CA 90042-2255 > > 323.898.6331 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks Sandy Maliga 4763 Toland Way Los Angeles, CA 90042-2255 323.898.6331
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