Category Archives: Lions

Little cubs and their fate

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Petting farms are the early signs Of the egotists and how They feed into canned hunting Happening sadly now Self interest And those who indulge themselves Whose interests they pursue Attracting volunteers to come And do what the ignorant do … Continue reading →

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SIMBA

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Rex Tyler

In Zimbabwe in Shona I hear it means POWER “SIMBA”the LION Whose every hour Has been so disarranged So chaotic poor soul Lying in Russia He had no control Of his life he was used As a prop on the … Continue reading →

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Extermination

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Rex Tyler

The most malevolent of hunters that T have ever heard A one man exterminator The figures feel absurd 5000 wonderful Elephants 50 courageous Lions 30 warrior Leopards 50 Hippo’s, signs Of iniquitous confusion 800 Buffalo’s I can feel the indignation … Continue reading →

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Virginia

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A lady who was genuine In every single way A women who brought Care and love To wild lions and did play Her part in the whole Family, growing around the world In tHe void where canned hunting And lion … Continue reading →

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Southern Africa and its horrible trade with China

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Animals and China what they eat and kill ignorance is commonplace The  blood that many spill  in their own lives Meat Eaters,, Fish Eaters and the rest buying corporation foods is simply not the  best   China sees the elephant … Continue reading →

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The hunters

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Rex Tyler

I have experienced life first hand Being the son of a Poacher man A countryman in the nineteen twenties In a family 10 boys and 2 girls an Living in lower BEADING in Sussex All that time ago Hares and … Continue reading →

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Illegal poacher shot dead

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Rex Tyler

This happened in Matabeleland In a private conservancy BUBYE VALLEY west of Beitbridge In Zimbabwe and apparently illegal poachers After killing black rhino and they Shot a young male Lion alas which brought the rangers To engage with them so … Continue reading →

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Mother and babies

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A Lioness with three cubs And much TLC They were walking together And are now under a tree In the shade of an African day What is wrong Another lioness comes On a bit strong Could be an auntie One … Continue reading →

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A message from Amy

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Living with Meg and Kevin Sharing their love and peace In their world where wonder The sensation of release Brought up by a true friend Loved for what we are An Extraordinary relationship Which I know was by far The … Continue reading →

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Poachers at work

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A Nature Reserve In South Africa Suffered an incident where 8 lions were poisoned Using toxic meat And died in the vilest despair Poachers then removed their paws And their jaws “Muti” the reason believed In Zulu it’s medicine A … Continue reading →

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The kiss shared

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Dismissive and disrespectful Of an acknowledged king The mighty Lion the jungle lord Who to his world doth bring A most majestic influence Commanding great respect With true survivability That hunters now deflect A couple on a mission Lovers can … Continue reading →

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Chinese Medicine and wild animals

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Evertything was written down Transcribed from long ago Instilled and inculcated By people in the know The want for the wild essences The connectedness of need By implication perspective For remedies to succeed Whats pertinent and applicable Absolute and true … Continue reading →

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Criminality and the killings

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The use of words like conservation When killing is the sin Hunters out to murder To butcher and to skin To ship their trophies Home to where they put them on display Criminals that’s all they are In the bright … Continue reading →

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All around its tense which makes no sense

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Its meaningless its inanity Its nonsensical depravity We are baulked and thwarted At every turn Amazed and dumbfounded by what we learn A nebulous outcome Where vile intent Becomes unutterable Its was never meant But sadly its happened The KINGS … Continue reading →

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Roma not my ideal place to be

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Roma not my place to be Not when its captivity Joylessness My sinking heart Defeatism To be apart AFrica where skies are blue And the air is sweet Just for the few Who know the freedom And can say They … Continue reading →

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Lion bone trade

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The Kings of the jungle Apparently they Get so little respect anymore We can say The trade in their bones Is a vindictive game Of relentless spite How can we claim To be fair and humane In all that we … Continue reading →

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Dodgy camps in South Africa

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Unpreparedness and unconcern A casualness and need to learn Neglectful mothballed overlooked When the books have all been cooked Camps now holding animals who Are treated slovenly and who do Suffer terribly obviously Poor nutrition and constancy Tortured really everyday … Continue reading →

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Horus,Kumar,Dadou and girl

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The ungratefulness of a being Unbeholden in a way To the preciousness of wildness Where the guilty hold full sway The unfeeling the impassive Each rancorous display Of stealth infact the evil eye That forces some to say All the … Continue reading →

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From Gaza to Jordan

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Rex Tyler

The animals in RAFAH Zoo Have clearly gone through hell Earlier this year a female lion I have heard tell Had her claws all removed Using a pair of garden shears Besides the cages are too small Raising the animals … Continue reading →

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The big flop

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Rex Tyler

Captivity sucks For all wild creatures who Are subjugated Their whole life times through Thrown into circus A torment refrain Dissatisfaction Despair and disdain Anguished and maltreated Harassed and made To do stupid tricks The whole circus parade An audience … Continue reading →

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“Lyka” hold up in the Philippines in MAASIN ZOO

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Rex Tyler

One of the worst zoo’s around anywhere This one in the Philippines Ethically unaware MAASIN it’s called sub standard alas Where a Lion they called “LYKA“ Is part of the morass She is blind which is just as well Really … Continue reading →

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The King

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Inspired by my lovely friend Maria The king can bring us anything And can wing it for a few With his glorious mane Has so much to gain When like this he looks at you In his myriad of colours … Continue reading →

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In the lap of the gods

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Rex Tyler

The king could hear her above his roar A sound that he dare not ignore Tuned into “bast” he made his way To the coastal cliff where he would stay The water lapping at his feet The sun above providing … Continue reading →

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Sasha’s new life

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Rex Tyler

A wild heart full of spirit Found being behind bars Under lock and key all day Life’s enduring scars A Guatamalan Circus Slavery to boot Deprivation ordered Bondage an offshoot A decade of existence Coercion to exclude Every breath of … Continue reading →

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Wild animal poaching

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Rex Tyler

The dishonesty is out there At high level Unconscientiousnesss rampant As we know Its about the opportunism And the shabby venality The aiding and abetting That does grow Everybodys at it When there money to be had All sorts of … Continue reading →

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“Marjan” the last lion

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Rex Tyler

A precious stone they called him A gift from Cologne Zoo To Kabul Zoo on Kabul river When he was just two That was in 1976 It was a thriving place But was dangerous and very threatening And wars moved … Continue reading →

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The mindset of a killer

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Rex Tyler

There was a time when farmers In South Africa grew fruit And then they heard about LION BONES And money is at the root Of all the scandalous pastimes And the TCM route felt Doable and many of them Like … Continue reading →

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A perfect LION

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Rex Tyler

The enactment the execution A solution maybe so A transaction a redaction Was it a way to go Africa a lion sleeps Content possibly so Fulfilment was the goal today To undertake and grow He pulls his trigger three times … Continue reading →

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Zoos who murder animals

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Rex Tyler

ZOo’s who kill their animals For me will never be Anything to do with kindness And most I hope agree The innocence the purity of heart Their state of grace Rewarded by the zoo Where they were born What a … Continue reading →

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Wild Lion v captivity

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Rex Tyler

An awareness born of consciousness A philosophy of being In the now of reasoning And perception and all seeing Vitalism verging on an meditative desire To pit ones wits And be wrapped in thought With ones hunting heart of fire … Continue reading →

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