Quote Originally Posted by lizbud View Post
Very sad all the way around. If the Director had time to take a shot, why couldn't he use a tranquilizer dart
instead of deadly force ?
I was wondering the same, but apparently things had to do quickly as he was still around the - then wounded - woman, and they wanted to get near her as fast as possible.


Quote Originally Posted by Karen
How sad. In the case of tigers, these animals in zoos may be the only way to assure the species survival, given the threats the wild populations face. It is tragic, but true.
I know. It's the same with polar bears. On the other hand, what kind of life do these animals have if they have no place to go, if their natural habitat does no longer exist? Do we have the right to keep the last remaining survivors their species in captivity after destroving the enviroment for their wild fellows? I'm no so sure about that...