Human Violence

I am going to suggest 2 scenarios.
Think very carefully about them.

SCENARIO 1:

It is dusk on the wild plains of Africa. A member of a safari group walks beside a watering hole.
The next morning his body is found half submerged in the water.
Autopsy concludes: hippo attack.
He is mourned by friends and family.
The hippo and all his hippo friends continue to watch the waterhole bank, their beady eyes just above the waters' surface.


SCENARIO 2:

A holiday maker snorkels off a trendy beach resort, watching with amazement the wildlife hidden beneath the surface.
One of the larger members of that wildlife decides:
(i) Enough is Enough- you're in my house buddy and I want you gone
(ii) Makes a mistake
And kills him.
He is mourned by friends and family.
His murderer and all his friends in the area are killed, indescrimately, as fast as possible.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE????

The difference is simple. In Scenario 1, the animal responsible is just defending his territory, and the man should have known better than to go walking near a watering hole at dusk. It was HIS mistake. In Scenario 2, the animal responsible is a shark. A supreme killing machine without a soul, who kills without mercy anything it decides to. This killing demands revenge. The animal was at fault.

The recent shark attacks in the Red Sea have lead to Egyptian "conservationists" to go out and catch as many sharks as they can- to make the sea 'safe' for humans once again.
Yeah, that'll definately work. *end sarcasm*
We have no claim to the watery habitats on our planet. If we did, we'd still have the gills we used in the womb. If we cannot bring ourselves to stay out of these habitats (water is just one to which we are not suited), then perhaps we must accept that when we play with fire we will, eventually get burnt.

We are the dominant species on the planet and because of this we believe we have authority over all species. And it all comes down to economics. These innocent creatures are being murdered to ensure that people still go to the resort and spend their money. We're funny creatures- we won't go if there is a high chance of death (except maybe The Annual Suicide Fanatics trip of a lifetime).

If we keep on like this eventually we will have to put every animal on the CITES Endangered Species List, and eventually that will include ourselves.

We must decide before it is too late.