Great white lament

THIS is indeed a sad time for all nature lovers. On Sunday, March 5, a magnificent 4.3m female great white shark was killed. An amazing predator killed for no reason and in a debatable way – by all accounts it was alive at the time of capture.

Where do we draw the line? Do we kill off all our wildlife for the sake of a trophy, a jaw, a tooth, a horn, a skin or clearly because we can? All fishermen should know that great white sharks are a protected species.

I would like to know if any action will be taken against these offenders, these people who think nothing of destroying our wildlife and our amazing planet.

It is a privilege to have these incredible creatures off our coast. When are we going to realise how lucky we are and wake up to our beautiful ocean and all that lies within it?

When do we start putting words into action and start protecting the animals that cannot protect themselves?

Just think about it… there is a purpose for every living creature, big or small. Take one out of the food chain and you are faced with major disasters. The great whites are on top of the food chain as predators. Come now, people, let’s take responsibility!

I have seen these animals in their natural environment and have realised that this beautiful ocean that we wish to own is the home of so many incredible animals. Let’s stop wanting to control and possess everything and start making a conscious decision to protect, to stand up for and to fight for the animals that cannot stand up for themselves.

This incident should never have happened and I am disgusted to be classified as part of this human race, which cannot protect our Earth.

We need to make an example of these offenders, or it will happen again and again, just like our magnificent rhinos. depressingly stupid bit of selfpromotion. No one knows much about the “activity” of the sea’s top predator except that there are countless numbers in the vast oceans.

Taxpayers money spent on the Kalk Bay “research” centre, expensive noticeboards proclaiming “Be Shark Smart”, flags and sirens on a beach, publicity, salaries, and so on, arewasted. Tiny Fish Hoek bay needs a 250m shark net, and by November, thanks to the City of Cape Town, it may come to pass.

And when will Alison Kock stop calling a Great White an animal (cosy), instead of a fish. to see these creatures – all because of a few selfish people.

People have to realise that, yes, we are the pioneers of the Earth, but with that comes a responsibility to look after the world around us and respect all creatures, especially in their own natural habitat. voluntary euthanasia… anything, even promoting homosexuality, to curb population growth.

But, of course, all he recommends would get in the way of the so-called industrial-military-complex, and since we live in a corporatocracy, not a democracy, none of his ideas will be implemented.

There will be attempts when it’s too late, which, of course, it already is.

It’s irrelevant whether or not I am a conspiracy theorist – the essence is more the phenomenon of human greed and arrogance that inevitably leads to a period of war and starvation whenever important societal cornerstones like energy or water become scarce.

It’s like a chemical formula that has to unravel itself. Has it ever been different? No, history will repeat itself. The scale just becomes more intense, with the potential of ending human existence permanently. It’s all nature in the end.

Humanity as a whole may be intelligent, but it’s certainly not wise.