This Is Sick

Fifty-three sea lions were slaughtered in the Galapagos Islands. Thirteen pups, 25 youngsters, nine males and six females were all found with their skulls bashed in on Pinta Island. The New York Times questioned this week whether tourism is compatible with conservation. Are humans?

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Ya, I heard about this somewhere else too. I wonder if they have some sort of security force there? Some of the films from there are amazing, the way that "wild" creatures will come right up to humans since they have, ( or had), no reason whatsoever to be afraid of them.
Dave Briggs :~

This is how our human minds has become all over the world, they cant kill enough people, lot alone other life forms, What is this God afule thing in the minds of humans that cause some of us to be like that? most of the animal world loves more than humans do, What a mess we have maid this beautiful world we live in,, and all behind a lot of it is were all going to heaven if we don't screw up, how about that, For Gods sake, what have we become

By dale swanson (not verified) on 02 Dec 2008 #permalink

I think people differ greatly on this issue. For example, if it were completely unidentifiable as my own, I would have no problem with a picture of my naked ass being posted on the Internet. Others would be absolutely horrified by the prospect.