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Why?
So that "our kids can see a real elephant"?
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Without any elephants to act as surrogate mothers how are we going to bring back the mammoths? Duh, it's so our kids can go and see a real life rendition of the ice age in the future.
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As a matter of efficiency, we should kill off all of the animals that don't have an immediate use, so that they don't consume resources needed elsewhere.
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Yes, try argumenting by making an absurder case 
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Why?
Mankind has already f***ed up enough of this planet and its inhabitants. We should make efforts to not kill off another entire species - its bad for planetary morale.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: We should make efforts to not kill off another entire species
I doubt that the poachers are aiming at making a species go extinct.
I do believe that mankind will follow the elephant.
Would only be logical.
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I doubt the dead elephants care about any of that.
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I finally came up with the perfect solution to stopping poaching!
Spread the rumor in Asia that better than Rhino or Tiger parts, the best way to maintain one's virility is by using tea made from boiling Poacher's Testicles. This works best of the poacher's still alive.
Let the hunt begin!
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And while their mouths are open screaming, we can rip out their teeth to make piano keys. 
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I like the way you guys think.
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Very, very sad and such a terrible waste of life. 
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You're referring to the poachers I guess...
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Sad. If you posted this in the Soapbox, then I would comment further.
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Drone shot down over Turkey[^]
So is this a Quad-copter or a multi-rotor or a proper "Drone". I think the Media's and the BBC's obsession with calling hobby grade multi-rotors with cameras "Drones" may well backfire on them here a bit.
Who cares if the Turkish Airforce shoots down a flying toy, a Military craft then perhaps.
PS I'm a bit biased as I do fly hobby grade "Multi-rotor" craft. 
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Got my first multi-rotor a couple of weeks ago. They are huge amounts of fun.
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They are, what did you get?
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I got an X5C in the summer.
Sure, they look a lot of fun, but sooner or later you'll find yourself climbing up a very tall tree whilst your kid sits crying at the bottom.
Fortunately it was only the lowest branch that gave way under my weight as I came back down again afterwards.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
modified 16-Oct-15 8:12am.
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Been there and done that both for mine and fellow fliers models. Its much safer to use a big stick though, we use a bunch of old tent poles lashed together.
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It was a very tall tree.
It must have been at least 25 years and 5 or 6 stone since I was last up one, I was holding on very tight and shaking quite a lot up at the top.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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The one we recently retrieved was around 50-60ft up. There was no way we were climbing that tree.
Better to send the kids up, they bounce, when we hit the ground things break. 
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It was one of these trees[^]. They've had 5 years growing since this was taken.
It was the first day I'd used it, problem was when it started going the wrong way I panicked and hit the power at which point it just drifted into the trees.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I see what you mean, they are quite tall. Best option in that case would be to call the Turkish Airforce and get them to shoot it down. 
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Those don't look like "climbing" trees, anyhow.
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