134,000 Saiga antelopes died in Kazakhstan in 2 weeks

[BaalChatzaf]

Please see http://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2015/jun/12/134000-saiga-antelope-dead-in-two-weeks-what-is-the-probable-cause

134,000 of these graceful antelope died in Kazakhstan in the last two weeks of May.

Will the eco-Nazis blame it on the Capitalists? Will the politicians blame it on Global Warming?

I blame it on Borat.

Ba'al Chatzaf

[9thdoctor]

I blame it on Borat.

More likely it's a result of the Bludleigh Court diaspora. Consider their manifesto:

Good Gnus

When cares attack and life seems black,

How sweet it is to pot a yak,

Or puncture hares and grizzly bears,

And others I could mention;

But in my Animals “Who’s Who”

No name stands higher than the Gnu;

And each new gnu that comes in view

Receives my prompt attention.

When Afric’s sun is sinking low,

And shadows wander to and fro,

And everywhere there’s in the air

A hush that’s deep and solemn;

Then is the time good men and true

With View Halloo pursue the gnu;

(The safest spot to put your shot

is through the spinal column).

To take the creature by surprise

We must adopt some rude disguise,

Although deceit is never sweet,

And falsehoods don’t attract us;

So, as with gun in hand you wait,

Remember to impersonate

A tuft of grass, a mountain-pass,

A kopje or a cactus.

A brief suspense, and then at last

The waiting’s o’er, the vigil past;

A careful aim. A spurt of flame.

It’s done. You’ve pulled the trigger,

And one more gnu, so fair and frail,

Has handed in its dinner-pail;

(The females all are rather small,

The males are somewhat bigger).

Charlotte Mulliner (as channeled by P.G. Wodehouse)

[Derek McGowan]

I dont understand why anyone would blame capitalists? The eco-minded, such as myself, would first (upon hearing the headline and not reading any evidence) would first suspect hunters or disease. Suburban sprawl, which is the only connection I can think of to capitalism, would not be able to kill any one species in such a short period of time...... unless they were bull dozed