Article: Cameroon: 200 Elephants Killed in Park New York Times
According to a recent article in the New York Times, over 200 elephants were maimed and slaughtered by
poachers in the Bouba Ndjida National Park, which is located in Cameroon. This was a record attack on African elephants, which are considered an endangered
species, causing many to worry about the protection of these animals. The
International Fund for Animal Welfare has prompted the government to take
action in order to ensure the safety of these creatures. The poachers are
suspected to have been from Sudan, supplying Asian and European customers with
elephant ivory. What troubles me the most about this appalling incident is the
safeguard and protection of the orphaned calves. What will become of them?
Without the proper guidance and support of a herd, these juvenile elephants
will either die or mature into rowdy, uncontrollable pests. This will only
bring about an increase in elephant attacks on villages and farms and the destruction
of their precious crops, which in turn will instigate more violence against
elephants. Are the poachers blissfully unaware of the damage that they are
causing, both now and to the future? Or are they aware and simply choose to
ignore the fact that they are slowly trashing the existence of these animals.
How can people so cruel as to mutilate another living being? I wonder if these
people are immune to the elephants’ shrieks of agony as their tusks are cut out
of their skulls, or to the cries of a baby as it witnesses its mother being
hacked to pieces and butchered for her anatomy. I understand that the majority
of these people are uneducated and must find a means to support their families.
I understand that desperate times call for desperate measures, but how
desperate would someone have to be to resort to mass murder? The greed and
madness of this world will eventually consume itself, and I will be glad when
that day arrives, because there will finally be an end to the madness and
suffering inflicted by the human race.
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It is a very distrubing story, but don't give up hope yet. There are many people in the world trying to change things and you must remember that it is often humans from developed nations who cause or add to the chaos in countries where there are few options or high paying jobs. That is not to excuse the behavior in any way, but if we treat people brutally they can never learn to treat anything else in the world the same way. You need to have a clearer, separated summary of the article and then begin your own commentary. You can even label each portion so I know.
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