{"id":34708,"date":"2017-11-21T16:17:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=34708"},"modified":"2017-11-21T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:57:17","slug":"africas-problem-with-lions-and-human-encroachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/africas-problem-with-lions-and-human-encroachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s problem with Lions and human encroachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Space a specific area<br \/>\nA true locality<br \/>\nA vastness where wild animals<br \/>\nHave lived and have felt free<br \/>\nBut now we see true conflict<br \/>\nWith human beings who<br \/>\nAlso use the precious land<br \/>\nAnd want to live there too<\/p>\n<p>Agricultural areas where people<br \/>\nSometimes sleep<br \/>\nProtecting crops from Bush Pigs<br \/>\nAnd what they sow they reap<br \/>\nSometimes in certain areas<br \/>\nHeavy rainfall might<br \/>\nForce Prey to disperse its like a curse<br \/>\nAnd lions then get uptight<\/p>\n<p>Its happened in Tanzania<br \/>\nWhere humans have been killed<br \/>\nTargeted and pulled out of their homes<br \/>\nTheir blood is spilled<br \/>\nMore than a hundred victims<br \/>\nIn several regions found<br \/>\nlions have got the taste for human blood<br \/>\nAnd come around<\/p>\n<p>And it may not be just one Lion<br \/>\nThe whole  pride seemingly<br \/>\nWho will enter a village or<br \/>\nNear the highway<br \/>\nAnd consume them avidly<br \/>\nMan eating Lions<br \/>\nAre clearly horrific when they strike<br \/>\nChildren have been taken<br \/>\nJust riding their bike<\/p>\n<p>Living with this problem<br \/>\nCan be a frightening thing<br \/>\nTo somehow come to terms with it<br \/>\nPeople have to bring<br \/>\nIt out of their reality<br \/>\nAnd think along the lines<br \/>\nOf spirits and witch doctors<br \/>\nUsing supernatural signs<\/p>\n<p>Someones trying to target them<br \/>\nIts not just any beast<br \/>\nIts a curse that has been put on them<br \/>\nThey can cope with that at least<br \/>\nImagining its just an ordinary Lion<br \/>\nThats got their scent<br \/>\nFor them to get their head around<br \/>\nThey just don&#8217;t feel content<\/p>\n<p>And so they call a hunter in<br \/>\nTo try and catch those that<br \/>\nAre causing all this mayhem<br \/>\nThat is where they are at<br \/>\nFar better that its sorted<br \/>\nIn a fairly prudent way<br \/>\nThan leaving poison around the place<br \/>\nOn any given day<\/p>\n<p>Which may take out just any creature<br \/>\nOr even humans too<br \/>\nClearly with man eaters<br \/>\nIts important that they do<br \/>\nTry to  trap the individuals<br \/>\nIn anyway they can<br \/>\nThere always will be conflict<br \/>\nBut when lions are eating man<\/p>\n<p>Clearly its very serious<br \/>\nAnd honestly we will see<br \/>\nEven Lions in protected parks<br \/>\nReally know no boundary<br \/>\nAnd may get close to villages<br \/>\nAnd to people in the end<br \/>\nIts going to be ongoing<br \/>\nAnd these worries clearly send<\/p>\n<p>People into some concern<br \/>\nFor each other we can say<br \/>\nPeople will always win me thinks<br \/>\nThe animal today<br \/>\nIs losing habitat rapidly<br \/>\nPrey animals livestock man<br \/>\nThats the true progression<br \/>\nThough sadly not the plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space a specific area A true locality A vastness where wild animals Have lived and have felt free But now we see true conflict With human beings who Also use the precious land And want to live there too Agricultural &hellip; 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