20150831 - thunderstorms

A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, a lightning storm, or a thundershower, is a type of storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.^[1] Thunderstorms occur in association with a type of cloud known as a cumulonimbus. They are usually accompanied by strong winds, heavy rain and sometimes snow, sleet, hail, or, in contrast, no precipitation at all. Thunderstorms may line up in a series or rainband, known as a squall line. Strong or severe thunderstorms may rotate, known as supercells. While most thunderstorms move with the mean wind flow through the layer of the troposphere that they occupy, vertical wind shear causes a deviation in their course at a right angle to the wind shear direction.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstorm
 https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/tstorm4.htm
 http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/thunderstorms.html

20150830 - oliver sacks

Oliver Wolf Sacks, CBE (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist and writer. He was Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine. Between 2007 and 2012, he was professor of neurology and psychiatry at Columbia University, where he also held the position of "Columbia Artist," which recognized his contributions to art and science. Before that, he spent many years on the clinical faculty of Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also held the position of visiting professor at the University of Warwick.
Sacks was the author of numerous best-selling books, including several collections of case studies of people with neurological disorders. His 1973 book Awakenings, an autobiographical account of his efforts to help people with encephalitis lethargica regain proper neurological function, was adapted into the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name in 1990 starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro. He and his book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain were the subject of "Musical Minds", an episode of the PBS series Nova. In 2008 he was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to literature.

There will be no one like us when we are gone, but then there is no one like anyone else, ever. When people die, they cannot be replaced. They leave holes that cannot be filled, for it is the fate - the genetic and neural fate - of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death.

Oliver Sacks

Read more at: http://www.azquotes.com/author/17295-Oliver_Sacks

There will be no one like us when we are gone, but then there is no one like anyone else, ever. When people die, they cannot be replaced. They leave holes that cannot be filled, for it is the fate - the genetic and neural fate - of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death.

Oliver Sacks

Read more at: http://www.azquotes.com/author/17295-Oliver_Sac

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Sacks
 http://www.buzzquotes.com/oliver-sacks-quotes

20150829 - cartoon

http://www.bestfunnyjokes4u.com/funny-cartoon-pic-of-the-day-3/

20150828 - pulmonary function tests

Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) is a complete evaluation of the respiratory system including patient history, physical examinations, chest x-ray examinations, arterial blood gas analysis, and tests of pulmonary function. The primary purpose of pulmonary function testing is to identify the severity of pulmonary impairment. Pulmonary function testing has diagnostic and therapeutic roles and helps clinicians answer some general questions about patients with lung disease. PFTs are normally performed by a respiratory therapist.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_function_testing
 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/lft

20150827 - lung cancer

Blame, shame and lung cancer

Matthew Peters

 

 

Abstract

Patients with lung cancer are blamed for causing their illness to a much greater extent than are patients with other smoking related diseases. This blame is unjustified, has real impacts on vulnerable individuals and needs to be systematically eliminated.

Article Extract

Lung cancer is the most common fatal malignancy, and there is an undeniable link to tobacco smoking in most cases. Although smoking is a contributing factor in a number of illnesses, patients with lung cancer are blamed for causing their illness far more frequently than are patients with other smoking-related diseases. This blame is laid by both healthcare providers and the wider community.



 http://medicinetoday.com.au/2004/february/regular-series/blame-shame-and-lung-cancer
http://medicinetoday.com.au/2012/february/feature-article/diagnosis-and-treatment-lung-cancer-focus-gp%E2%80%99s-role

20150826 - COPD

Definition

By Mayo Clinic Staff

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, sputum production and wheezing. It's caused by long-term exposure to irritating gases or particulate matter, most often from cigarette smoke. People with COPD are at increased risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer and a variety of other conditions.
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two most common conditions that contribute to COPD. Chronic bronchitis is inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs. It is characterized by daily cough and sputum production. Emphysema is a condition in which the air sacs (alveoli) at the end of the smallest air passages (bronchioles) of the lungs are destroyed as a result of damaging exposure.
COPD is treatable. With proper management, most people with COPD can achieve good symptom control and quality of life, as well as reduced risk of other associated conditions.

 http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/copd/basics/definition/con-20032017
 http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/564682

20150825 - ERS

The European Respiratory Society, or ERS, is a non-profit organization with offices in Lausanne, Brussels and Sheffield. It was founded in 1990 in the field of respiratory medicine. The organization was formed with the merger of the Societas Europaea Physiologiae Clinicae Respoiratoriae (founded in 1966) and the European Society of Pneumology (founded 1981). The organization's membership is made up of medical professionals and scientists working in the area of respiratory medicine.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Respiratory_Society
http://www.ersnet.org/index.php
http://www.erscongress.org/registration.html

20150824 - ELF

The European Lung Foundation (ELF) was founded by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in 2000 with the aim of bringing together patients and the public with respiratory professionals to positively influence lung health.



 http://www.europeanlung.org/en/about-us/
 http://www.europeanlung.org/en/news-and-events/

20150823 - world without humans

Without humans, 

the whole world could look like Serengeti

 

New study shows what the natural worldwide diversity patterns of mammals would be like in the absence of past and present human impacts

 

Date:

August 20, 2015

Source:

Aarhus University

Summary:

The fact that the greatest diversity of large mammals is found in Africa reflects past human activities -- and not climatic or other environmental constraints. This is determined in a new study, which presents what the world map of mammals would look like if modern man (Homo sapiens) had never existed. 

 

 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150820212652.htm

 http://uk.businessinsider.com/what-world-would-be-like-without-humans-2015-8?r=US&IR=T

20150822 - acupuncture/ high blood pressure

Acupuncture may reduce high blood pressure

Published: Friday 21 August 2015 at 12am PST

A new study suggests that a form of acupuncture may benefit patients with high blood pressure and lower their risk of stroke and heart disease.

The single-blind trial, conducted at the University of California-Irvine (UCI), is the first scientific confirmation that the ancient Chinese medical technique is beneficial for patients with mild to moderate hypertension.
In the journal Medical Acupuncture, the team describes finding how electroacupuncture can lower blood pressure for up to 6 weeks in patients with hypertension.
Electroacupuncture is a form of acupuncture that applies low-intensity electrical pulses through needles inserted at specific points on the body.
The researchers say their findings suggest that with regular use, electroacupuncture could help people manage their blood pressure and reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke in the longer term.
Senior author John Longhurst, a cardiologist and UCI professor of medicine, says the clinical study comes after nearly 10 years of bench research into the effect of acupuncture on high blood pressure. He adds:
"By using Western scientific rigor to validate an ancient Eastern therapy, we feel we have integrated Chinese and Western medicine and provided a beneficial guideline for treating a disease that affects millions in the US."


 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/298376.php

20150821 - 48 hour film project

 

 

The 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie - write, shoot, edit and score it - in just 48 hours!!


 http://www.48hourfilm.com/home

20150820 - Akutsu Tetsuzo

 Akutsu Tetsuzo

Born 20 Aug 1922; died 9 Aug 2007 at age 84.
Japanese surgeon who built the first artificial heart that was implanted and kept an animal alive. He was a thoracic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic in 1957 when he was asked by Dr. Willem Kolff to collaborate in the pioneering project. On 12 Dec 1957, it kept a dog alive for 90 minutes. Thus, a new frontier was opened for artificial heart development for humans. Akutsu became assistant director at the Texas Heart Institute, and continued to develop his total artificial heart. Dr Denton Cooley had already implanted the first artifial heart in a human in 1969, but Akutsu was on his team for the implantation of the second human artificial heart at THI in 1981. After that, he returned to Japan and continued taking a major leadership role as a world expert developing the field. He published Heart Replacement: Artificial Heart.«



 http://www.todayinsci.com/8/8_20.htm
 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10047-008-0405-8#page-1

20150819 - sail 2015

Sail Amsterdam 2015

In August every 5 years, in 2015 August 19th - 23rd.
 
The Dutch have a rich historical tradition of sailing and sea exploration. Operation Sail in Amsterdam, called recently just Sail Amsterdam, is a big nautical event attracting literarily thousands of sailing ships. The most attractive of them –naval tall ships are usually surrounded by many replicas and smaller heritage ships. They all come together in the direct proximity of the city center - on the Ij Lake behind the Amsterdam Central Station. Thousands of smaller yacht and boats filled with spectators are there to greet them.

Sail Amsterdam event – the tradition

The first Sail Amsterdam event took place in 1975, on the occasion of the 700 anniversary of the city. As the event had been an enormous success, it has been organized every five years since.

 http://www.amsterdam.info/events/sail/

20150818 - jorma ollila

 

Jorma Jaakko Ollila (born 15 August 1950) is a Finnish businessman, and Non-Executive Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell since 1 June 2006. He was Chairman (1999–2012) and CEO (1992–2006) of Nokia Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of UPM-Kymmene (1997– ), and Otava Books and Magazines Group Ltd. (1996–) and is currently an Advisory Partner at Perella Weinberg Partners, the New York-based boutique investment bank founded by Joseph R. Perella and Peter Weinberg in 2006.
For Nokia, he was credited with turning the company into the then world's larges handset maker.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorma_Ollilat
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia

20150817 - young jupiter

This is an artistic conception of the Jupiter-like exoplanet 51 Eridani b, with the hot layers deep in its atmosphere glowing through the clouds. Because of its young age, this cousin of our own Jupiter is still hot and carries information on the way it was formed 20 million years ago.

Credit: Danielle Futselaar and Franck Marchis, SETI Institute

Astronomers discover 'young Jupiter' exoplanet

Helps illuminate how solar systems form

Date:

August 13, 2015

Source:

Stanford University

Summary:

One of the best ways to learn how our solar system evolved is to look to younger star systems in the early stages of development. Now, a team of astronomers has discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young system that could serve as a decoder ring for understanding how planets formed around our sun. The first planet detected by the Gemini Planet Imager is 100 light-years away but shares many of the characteristics of an early Jupiter. 

 

 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150813142532.htm

20150816 - plants in space

Plants Grow Fine Without Gravity

New finding boosts the prospect of growing crops in space or on other planets.

By James Owen, for National Geographic News

PUBLISHED December 07, 2012

When researchers sent plants to the International Space Station in 2010, the flora wasn't meant to be decorative. Instead, the seeds of these small, white flowers—called Arabidopsis thaliana—were the subject of an experiment to study how plant roots developed in a weightless environment.

Gravity is an important influence on root growth, but the scientists found that their space plants didn't need it to flourish. The research team from the University of Florida in Gainesville thinks this ability is related to a plant's inherent ability to orient itself as it grows. Seeds germinated on the International Space Station sprouted roots that behaved like they would on Earth—growing away from the seed to seek nutrients and water in exactly the same pattern observed with gravity. (Related: "Beyond Gravity.")


 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/121207-plants-grow-space-station-science/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants_in_space
 http://www.nsbri.org/plants-in-space/

20150815 - AndyCapp

 

Andy Capp

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/andy-capp-slideshow/

20150814 - microplastics

Microplastics are small plastic particles in the environment that are generally between 1 and 5 mm (0.039 and 0.197 in). They can come from a variety of sources, including cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes. Two classifications of microplastics currently exist: primary microplastics are manufactured and are a direct result of human material and product use, and secondary microplastics are microscopic plastic fragments derived from the breakdown of larger plastic debris. Both types are recognized to persist in the environment at high levels, particularly in aquatic and marine ecosystems. UNESCO estimated in 2008 that about 245 metric tons are produced per year, with many of those products ending up in water^. Because plastics do not break down for many years, they can be ingested and incorporated into the bodies and tissues of many organisms. The entire cycle and movement of microplastics in the environment is not yet known, but research is currently underway to investigate this issue.


 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics
 http://www.ivm.vu.nl/en/projects/Projects/chemistry-and-biology/Microplastics-Studies/index.asp
 http://www.mcsuk.org/what_we_do/Clean+seas+and+beaches/Campaigns+and+policy/Microplastics

20150813 - perseids

Perseid Meteor Shower in 2015

The 2015 Perseid meteor shower will peak on August 11, 12 and 13. A new moon on August 14, 2015 will create perfect conditions for watching the meteor shower.

When Can I See the Perseids?

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the brighter meteor showers of the year, occur every year between July 17 and August 24. The shower tends to peak around August 9-13.
The best time to view the Perseids, or most other meteor showers is when the sky is the darkest. Most astronomers suggest that depending on the Moon’s phase, the best time to view meteor showers is right before dawn.


 http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/perseid.html
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids

20150812 - karagoz

Karagöz

Karagöz (meaning blackeye in Turkish) and Hacivat (shortened in time from "Hacı İvaz" meaning "İvaz the Pilgrim", and also sometimes written as Hacivad) are the lead characters of the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period and then spread to most nation states that comprised the Ottoman Empire and most prominently in Turkey and Greece.
The central theme of the plays are the contrasting interaction between the two main characters. They are perfect foils of each other: In the Turkish version Karagöz represents the illiterate but straightforward public, whereas Hacivat belongs to the educated class, speaking Ottoman Turkish and using a poetical and literary language. Although Karagöz has definitely been intended to be the more popular character with the Turkish peasantry, Hacivat is always the one with a level head. Though Karagöz always outdoes Hacivat’s superior education with his “native wit,” he is also very impulsive and his never-ending deluge of get-rich-quick schemes always results in failure. In the Greek version Hacivat (Hatziavatis) is the more educated Greek who works for the Ottoman state, and often represents the Pasha, or simply law and order, whereas Karagöz (Karagiozis) is the poor peasant Greek, nowadays with Greek-specific attributes of the raya.
Hacivat continually attempts to “domesticate” Karagöz, but never makes progress. According to Turkish dramaturge Kırlı, Hacivat emphasizes the upper body with his refined manners and aloof disposition, while Karagöz is more representational of “the lower body with eating, cursing, defecation and the phallus." Other characters in the plays are different ethnic characters living under Ottoman domain such as (in the Turkish version) Armenians, Albanians, Greeks, Frenks, Arabs and Akarabs(Arabs with white skin, usually depicting the people of Aleppo), each with their unique, stereotypical traits. In the Greek version new characters have been introduced or altered: The Pasha, the daughter of the Vezir (both representing the state, the latter being very beautiful and courted unsuccessfully by Karagöz (Karagiozis), Barba-Giorgos the enormous Roumeliot shepherd who acts as an uncle to Karagöz, the Morfonios (beautiful) with the enormous nose (adapted from a previous Ottoman character), Velingekas (the policeman who represents the Ottoman state but has his own matcho honor code) as well as inventions such as Stavrakas (the Piraeot Rebet, matcho character) and his Rebetiko band, Nionios from Zante, the Cretan, the Jew (adapted from the Ottoman character).
Karagöz-Hacivat plays are especially associated with the Ramadan in Turkey, whereas they are associated with the whole year in Greece. Until the rise of radio and film, it was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in Turkey, whereas in Greece it continues to be popular and televised too.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karag%C3%B6z_and_Hacivat

20150811 - raspberry

Raspberry

The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves.
Raspberries are perennial with woody stems.

Raspberries are an important commercial fruit crop, widely grown in all temperate regions of the world.
Many of the most important modern commercial red raspberry cultivars derive from hybrids between R. idaeus and R. strigosus. Some botanists consider the Eurasian and American red raspberries to belong to a single, circumboreal species, Rubus idaeus, with the European plants then classified as either R. idaeus subsp. idaeus or R. idaeus var. idaeus, and the native North American red raspberries classified as either R. idaeus subsp. strigosus, or R. idaeus var. strigosus. Recent breeding has resulted in cultivars that are thornless and more strongly upright, not needing staking.

20150810 - strawberry

Strawberry

The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively known as the strawberries).
It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit (which is not a botanical berry, but an aggregate accessory fruit) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness. It is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in such prepared foods as preserves, fruit juice, pies, ice creams, milkshakes, and chocolates. Artificial strawberry flavorings and aromas are also widely used in many products like lip gloss, candy, hand sanitizers, perfume, and many others.
The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America and Fragaria chiloensis, which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714. Cultivars of Fragaria × ananassa have replaced, in commercial production, the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), which was the first strawberry species cultivated in the early 17th century.
Technically, the strawberry is an aggregate accessory fruit, meaning that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries but from the receptacle that holds the ovaries.^[4] Each apparent "seed" (achene) on the outside of the fruit is actually one of the ovaries of the flower, with a seed inside it.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry
 http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=32
 http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/arthritis-and-pain/10-health-benefits-of-strawberries

20150807 - suez canal

A bigger, better Suez Canal

But is it necessary?

Aug 7th 2015 | CAIRO

As A feat of brawn it is impressive. In just one year, a third of the time engineers wanted, Egypt has shifted enough sand to allow more and bigger ships to pass more swiftly through a crucial artery of global trade. As a political stunt it is big, too. Since coming to power in July 2013 President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has offered an unspoken bargain: in exchange for shrinking political freedoms he would bring stability and progress. Small wonder his government declared a holiday for the lavish opening on August 6th of the New Suez Canal, as it dubs its project; to bolster pride in the achievement, its religious-affairs ministry instructed mosque sermons to cite the Prophet Muhammad’s digging of a trench to defend Medina from attackers.
In economic terms, however, the expansion of the Suez Canal is a questionable endeavour at a time when the government is struggling to provide adequate services to its citizens. True, the channel is a significant source of revenue. Last year it pumped $5.5 billion into an economy weakened by years of turmoil. But both this sum and the number of ships transiting the canal have been flat since 2008.

http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21660555-it-necessary-bigger-better-suez-canal#2a85LErYhezFPHq2.99

20150806 - 70 years ago

'Then and now' 

images reveal Hiroshima & Nagasaki 

70 years on from atomic bomb

TODAY marks 70 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, bringing about the end of the Second World War but causing devastation on a colossal scale.

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/history/596252/Hiroshima-Nagasaki-atomic-bomb-United-States-nuclear

20150805 - ebook

An electronic book (variously: e-book, eBook, e-Book, ebook, digital book, or even e-edition) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on computers or other electronic devices. Although sometimes defined as "an electronic version of a printed book", many e-books exist without any printed equivalent. Commercially produced and sold e-books are usually intended to be read on dedicated e-readers. However, almost any sophisticated electronic device that features a controllable viewing screen, including computers, tablets and smartphones can also be used to read e-books.
E-book reading is increasing in the US; by 2014 28% of adults had read an e-book, compared to 23% in 2013. This is increasing because 50% of Americans by 2014 had a dedicated device, either an e-reader or a tablet, compared to 30% owning such a device by the end of 2013.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book
https://ebook.com/shop/category/category/historical

20150804 - climate change

Emissions-Impacts-Climate Change

New theme page launched on UNEP Live
The new page on UNEP’s knowledge management platform – UNEP Live - highlights initiatives at the national and regional levels, as well as responses the international community is putting in place. The Emissions-Impact-Climate Change page includes:

The Emissions Gap Report:
UNEP conducts periodic scientific assessments of the Emissions Gap on climate change mitigation scenarios. It focuses on examining the gap in 2030 between emission levels consistent with the 2 °C limit, and levels expected if country pledges/commitments are met. UNEP reports that the gap is large, but can be bridged through concerted action that promotes both development goals and climate change mitigation

 http://www.unep.org/climatechange/

20150803 - ocean current

An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences, while tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon. Depth contours, shoreline configurations, and interactions with other currents influence a current's direction and strength.
Ocean currents flow for great distances, and together, create the global conveyor belt which plays a dominant role in determining the climate of many of the Earth’s regions. More specifically, ocean currents influence the temperature of the regions through which they travel. For example, warm currents traveling along more temperate coasts increase the temperature of the area by warming the sea breezes that blow over them. Perhaps the most striking example is the Gulf Stream, which makes northwest Europe much more temperate than any other region at the same latitude. Another example is Lima, Peru where the climate is cooler (sub-tropical) than the tropical latitudes in which the area is located, due to the effect of the Humboldt Current.


 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_current

20150802 - emsc earthquakes

Using Flash Crowds to Automatically Detect Earthquakes & Impact Before Anyone Else

Posted on October 27, 2014

It is said that our planet has a new nervous system; a digital nervous system comprised of digital veins and intertwined sensors that capture the pulse of our planet in near real-time. Next generation humanitarian technologies seek to leverage this new nervous system to detect and diagnose the impact of disasters within minutes rather than hours. To this end, LastQuake may be one of the most impressive humanitarian technologies that I have recently come across. Spearheaded by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), the technology combines “Flashsourcing” with social media monitoring to auto-detect earthquakes before they’re picked up by seismometers or anyone else.

 http://irevolution.net/2014/10/27/using-flashsourcing-to-automatically-detect-earthquakes/

20150801 - cecil the lion

Killing of Cecil the Lion 

Sparks Debate Over Trophy Hunts

The allegedly illegal hunt blurs the line with controversial trophy hunting.

By Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic

PUBLISHED July 28, 2015

The killing of one of Zimbabwe's best known and most-studied lions, Cecil the Lion, has stoked a debate around a growing trend in trophy hunting of endangered species.

Cecil was shot with a bow, stalked for 40 hours, and gunned down by trophy hunters.

The big cat was skinned and had his head removed. Thirteen-year-old Cecil had been studied by scientists from Oxford University as part of a project that has run since 1999.

American dentist Walter James Palmer may have been the trigger man, Zimbabwe’s authorities alleged Tuesday. The hunt was not legal, the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) says.

The incident has sparked international outcry and has led to calls for greater scrutiny of legal trophy hunting, as well as calls to end the practice entirely. However, the politics of trophy hunting remain complex, with many scientists, governments, and conservationists supporting the practice in order to raise funds for protections.

Social Outrage

With the rise of social media, many people around the world are increasingly voicing their opposition to big game hunting, both illegal and legal.


 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150728-cecil-lion-killing-trophy-hunting-conservation-animals/