Comments on: The Laikipia Predator Project http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-vanishing-lions/the-laikipia-predator-project/546/ The premier natural history series Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:29:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doug Hull http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-vanishing-lions/the-laikipia-predator-project/546/comment-page-1/#comment-11873 Doug Hull Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:15:53 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/2008/06/19/the-laikipia-predator-project/#comment-11873 The Program discussed to pros and cons of big game lion hunting as a source of revenue to give local people and communities an incentive to protect the resident lion population. Perhaps an alternative might be to establish a fund into which foreign contributors like me could annually deposit "rental" income in return for a community sustaining a lion pride within its territory. There are probably a great many people who would be prepared to make a long term commitment to the creating such symbiotic relationships. If such arrangement already exist I would be interested in hearing about them. Doug Hull Ottawa, Canada The Program discussed to pros and cons of big game lion hunting as a source of revenue to give local people and communities an incentive to protect the resident lion population. Perhaps an alternative might be to establish a fund into which foreign contributors like me could annually deposit “rental” income in return for a community sustaining a lion pride within its territory. There are probably a great many people who would be prepared to make a long term commitment to the creating such symbiotic relationships. If such arrangement already exist I would be interested in hearing about them.

Doug Hull
Ottawa, Canada

]]> By: Margo Gabor http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-vanishing-lions/the-laikipia-predator-project/546/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Margo Gabor Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:04:57 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/2008/06/19/the-laikipia-predator-project/#comment-1067 I saw your program, about the "Vanishing Lions", on PBS, and I have a way of helping raise money to keep the lions alive. I used to be a wildlife/nature photographer, and lions have been my good luck, so now I owe back. I would like to come to the lodge, in Kenya, where the Maasai have set up tourist lodgings, to earn funds, to save the lions and the Massai cattle. Tourists do love lions and other African wildlife, and knowing this I have accumulated over 200, celebrity, signatures, regerding my photos. I feel very positive they will buy these, one of a kind, pictures. So far, I have given my photos to charity, and always got the same response. WOW! I can send you a sample of my work, if you are interested. I have traveled the world, and found some very fearless dogs that protect against severe predators. One, is the Leonberger, from Germany; the Akita from Japan; and the Akbash from Turkey. I would rather help you, than to see a macho, man pay 50 to 60K to kill a male lion! My heart is in the right place, and so are yours. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely yours, Margo Gabor I saw your program, about the “Vanishing Lions”, on PBS, and I have a way of helping raise money to keep the lions alive. I used to be a wildlife/nature photographer, and lions have been my good luck, so now I owe back.

I would like to come to the lodge, in Kenya, where the Maasai have set up tourist lodgings, to earn funds, to save the lions and the Massai cattle.

Tourists do love lions and other African wildlife, and knowing this I have accumulated over 200, celebrity, signatures, regerding my photos. I feel very positive they will buy these, one of a kind, pictures. So far, I have given my photos to charity, and always got the same response. WOW! I can send you a sample of my work, if you are interested.

I have traveled the world, and found some very fearless dogs that protect against severe predators. One, is the Leonberger, from Germany; the Akita from Japan; and the Akbash from Turkey.

I would rather help you, than to see a macho, man pay 50 to 60K to kill a male lion! My heart is in the right place, and so are yours. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,
Margo Gabor

]]> By: harold mandel http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-vanishing-lions/the-laikipia-predator-project/546/comment-page-1/#comment-157 harold mandel Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:07:11 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/2008/06/19/the-laikipia-predator-project/#comment-157 IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO SAVE A GEM LIKE THE"LIONS " OF AFRICA !!!!!WHO ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE ECCO SYSTEM ! ! ! ! IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO SAVE A GEM LIKE THE”LIONS ” OF AFRICA !!!!!WHO ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE ECCO SYSTEM ! ! ! !

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