It's nice to fend off lions and not kill them even if they were predators, but the Maasai see the opposite. So is the human dignity a universal one? Who establishes the norms?
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Josan Beltran
3/4/2013 01:54:09 pm
To what extent is the boy's invention hurting the lions?
Do not get me wrong, I applaud the kid on his genius to protect his job of watching his herd. Not to mention that he has not had any formal education in wiring or setting up flickering lights, which I myself have trouble even adjusting settings on my computer.
However, as the natural order of things dictate: animals need to eat, honing specifically on the lions. While the boy was just protecting his livelihood, the lions may suffer from his genius invention. The main "suffering" that may occur would be the lions running out of food. Also, as the Theory of Evolution also dictates, organisms will adapt to their enviorment. Meaning, the lions may "wise up" and figure out that there are no people patrolling the fence. Henceforth, when a real person is patrolling the fence, the lions would not be afraid and consequences may occur due to this, mainly death.
Overall, the boy is very intelligent, but so are the lions...
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Nat
3/6/2013 11:10:25 pm
To what extent should we take into consideration culture when during preservation work? And can we always find middle ground?
In this article,it is in the Kenyan culture that lions be killed, however due to what is considered 'right' for preservation nowadays, some people may have to abandon this part of their culture. And are we always necessary doing the right thing? Everyone should be entitled to their own culture, but to what extent?
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