Years ago I wrote about American ranchers using Compound 1080 to kill coyotes. It was heartbreaking for me. Now I seem to be listening to the whole story again, but this time it is African lions being poisoned. How can we lose these beautiful predators? Again it is a battle that pits cattle farmers against wildlife. Unlike the coyotes, African lions are a tourist draw. That in itself might help save these magnificent creatures. A fund has been set up to compensate farmers for their cattle loses so that they do not use pesticides to poison lions, however lions are struggling. The poison is still marketed and the lion population might lose the battle.
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Posted on 7/26/2009
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