Posted on Apr 28, 2015
CPL Charles Gale
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Would you support the efforts to protect the last male white rhino? Would you consider letting scientist to attempt to clone the white rhino or possible forced artificial insemination?
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I think, at this point, with there being only one male left, they need to get its DNA in order to propagate the species. Armed guards may be able to ward off hunters, but they cannot stop time.
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CPL Charles Gale
CPL Charles Gale
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I done think it is right but I also don't think it is against natures rules. I believe that it speeds up the process of nature exponentially though.
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I look at it this way: what are the natural predators that a rhino would have? A man w/ a rifle from the other side of the plain is not one of them. Especially when they're only going after their horn(s). Fortunately for this guy, it appears that he has no fear of someone coming after his horn as it appears to be gone.
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CPL Charles Gale
CPL Charles Gale
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Yep, looks like he already beat the odds once.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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SSgt (Join to see) - ...." YES", Nathan, Poaching IS Against Nature AND The Laws As Well;...... BTW.. I Watch The Nature Channel Often; Actually Every Day...... One Day They Stated That 4 Poachers Were Attacked & EATEN By The Lions They Were Looking For. ...."YEAH TEAM"..! !... ...
What The Hell, Someone Has To Feed Those Lions...
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SGT Lawrence Corser
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It is probably too late to save the species, but maybe find a way to get this ones sperm and lab breed some more. This one deserves our respect and should be treated very well.
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CPL Charles Gale
CPL Charles Gale
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SGT Lawrence Corser I fully agree.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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Every species on the planet, including our own, is in various stages of "extinction" as we speak.

All that came before us to all that will come after us.

The White Rhino is already extinct. Yes, that's a fatalistic view, but it's true. When there is just 1 male left, the species is effectively gone.

The human race is just one good sized meteor from the same fate.

This doesn't mean we shouldn't TRY to do something. We brought the Bald Eagle back. It's no longer Endangered (still Protected), but this is a case of vigilance.

We must be ever wary. There will always be the next species we cannot save. The last one we killed off, that will be gone forever... because it was it's time.

Like the Passenger Pigeon. For those not familiar with them, the roamed the skies in SWARMS... and man annihilated them, because they couldn't breed fast enough to keep up, even after we realized what was happening.

So, if we have the capability to "not #$%# where we live/eat" we should probably do that. You never know when we'll be the next white rhino.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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PO3 Steven Sherrill I take no joy in it. I just see the battle as lost is all. It's just matter of how long we can hold on...
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
PO3 Steven Sherrill
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No, I didn't imagine that you did take any joy in it. I just think it is sad that such truly wonderful animals will be gone in my lifetime. Imagine explaining to your grand children what a rhinoceros is. It will be as far from reality for them as the dinosaurs. Making it worse is that it is our fault. It wasn't natural selection, evolution, or climate change. It was man's greed.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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PO3 Steven Sherrill I know you didn't. But I also know my tone often comes off as very blunt, and emotionless on RP. What may seem as a "matter of fact" or pragmatic approach is me dealing with cold reality, not a lack of emotion on the subject.

Your words highlight my feelings on the matter. Unfortunately, the question of whether we should do anything to "protect the species from extinction" has already been answered. I believe they are already "functionally" extinct, and have resigned myself to that.
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CPL Charles Gale
CPL Charles Gale
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I agree Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS I just thing we should do as much as possible to preserve the species.
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