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ENDANGERED'BLACK'RHINO,'ELEPHANT'' AND'WILDLIFE'PICTURE'BOOK!
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WHY'TARGET'ME?'' By!the!Students!of!Bungoma,!Kenya!! JUNGLE'TV'ANNOUNCEMENT:'!“Today!is!the!day!we!should!look!for!the!best!solution!to!defend!our! fellow!Rhinoceros!family.!!We!have!heard!of!several!illicit!slaughters!of!our!beloved!brothers!and!sisters!of! the!jungle!destiny”,!said!by!the!President!of!the!Jungle!Kingdom,!Mr.!Lion!and!his!first!lady,!Mrs.!Lioness.! Thus!began!the!start!of!a!movement!that!could!improve!the!chance!for!saving!the!black!rhino,!elephant! and!other!precious!creatures!of!our!world.! After!the!news!coming!up!for!a!better!idea!to!save!the!Black!Rhino,!it!crossed!the!life!of!different!wildlife! species.!!Why?!! Poachers!knew!that!the!cry!of!animals!was!against!their!will!of!becoming!rich.!Most!of!them!equipped! themselves!with!dangerous!firearms,!as!if!they!are!going!for!a!war!to!fight!rebels!within!the!jungle.!But— but—Ahhhh!!They!were!after!a!polite!and!foreign!attractor!for!Mr.!Rhinoceros,!“Shame!to!you!poachers.! Do!you!think!what!you’re!doing!is!good!and!will!help!you!after!they!are!gone?”
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! ! Look!at!the!poacher!with!a!gun!targeting!to!kill!a!black!rhino.!Thank!you!security!department!for!caring!for! the!rhino,!please!keep!it!up!and!save!the!rhinoceros!species!in!any!game!reserve!worldwide.!Children!of! the!world!O!Is!it!fair!to!kill!the!Black!Rhino!and!other!innocent!animals!to!make!money!for!the!few,!risking! their!extinction?!
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! ! Thank!you!for!being!vigilant!security!forces.!!We!believe!you!may!soon!have!new!abilities!to!scare! poachers!from!killing!innocent!black!rhinos!for!the!sake!of!its!precious!horn,!and!elephants!for!their!tusks.! See!how!my!wildlife!family!is!scared!with!poachers’!firearms.!! Children!of!the!world,!you!know!what!they!need?!Ooh!!Nothing!but!a!peaceful!environment!to!stay!and! enjoy!Jungle!freedom.! As!the!life!the!Rhino!was!still!not!protected,!the!Jungle!President!Mr.!Lion!called!Jungle!stakeholders! meeting!where!he!was!to!chair.!The!agenda!of!the!meeting!was!to!form!a!Jungle!Security!Task!Force.!!The! meeting!attracted!several!wildlife!species,!though!the!Rhino!was!much!worried!and!much!unsettled.!
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! ! '! In!the!meeting,!Mr.!President!Lion!called!upon!jungle!members!present!to!do!free!and!fair!security!task! force!elections!to!choose!those!who!will!remain!alert!all!the!time!and!inform!others!without!bias.!! Funny!enough,!as!the!meeting!was!on,!Mr.!Bat!flying!above!set!off!an!alarm!that!there!was!a!poacher! coming!to!kill!them.!!After!the!alarm!by!wildlife!jungle!security!guard,!Mr.!Bat,!every!animal!ran!as!fast!as! it!could!to!save!its!life.!! The!bat’s!warning!cry!divided!the!minds!of!animals!and!they!forgot!that!they!were!having!a!security! meeting.!!But!they!heard!a!sound!of!legs!moving!fast,!and!a!voice!saying,!“Why!can’t!you!save!me?”!! The!Jungle!President!warned!his!bodyguards,!Mr.!Hare!and!Hyena,!to!run!at!their!best!so!that!they!cannot! be!found!by!a!bullet!from!a!silencer,!to!get!human!help.!
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! ! ! Children!of!the!world!O!Do!you!know!that!life!is!important!on!the!planet?!See!how!the!wildlife!is!struggling! for!their!lives!against!the!poachers?!! The!animals!were!running,!but!they!could!not!compete!with!bullet!and!arrows!that!ran!faster!than!they! can!do.!!Instead!they!heard!downfalls!of!innocent!animals,!but!most!of!the!bullets!were!directed!to!the! Black!Rhino!and!the!Great!Elephant.!!! Ooh!malice!poachers,!are!you!doing!the!right!thing!to!the!Rhino!and!Elephant,!and!many!other!of!our! other!animal!friends?!!!What!are!your!excuses!to!the!children!of!the!world?! ! !
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WHY'TARGET'ME?' (CHAPTER'1'CONTINUED)' By!the!Students!of!Bungoma,!Kenya! Wildlife!family!in!a!security!meeting!joined!again!to!elect!security!task!force,!while!other!animal!family! members!standing!at!a!distance,!very!worried!of!being!attacked!once!more!by!the!poachers.!
! After!this!last!incident!with!the!poachers,!the!Jungle!President!also!asked!for!human!intervention!to!save! the!Black!Rhino!and!Elephant.!He!turned!to!kids!first!saying!“You!have!demonstrated!your!love!of!animals! through!your!animal!dolls”.!
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! “Remember,!a!young!kid!who!sees!an!animal!toy!will!cry!to!carry!the!doll.!Even!if!that!doll!is!of!a!lion!or! any!other!fierce!or!scary!animal,!the!child!will!love!it.!Children!of!the!world,!will!you!share!the!love!of!your! animal!dolls!with!our!beloved!wildlife!brothers!and!sisters?!And!parents,!will!you!extend!the!love!for!your! children!to!our!animal!kingdom,!to!help!save!us!from!the!poachers?!”! How!can!we!begin!to!understand?!–!Learn!from!Mkomazi.! Thank'you'so'much,'from'the'kids'from'Bungoma,'Kenya.! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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ENDANGERED'BLACK'RHINO,'ELEPHANT'' AND'AFRICAN'WILDLIFE'PICTURE'BOOK'(CONTINUED)' Chapter'2' WHY'TARGET'JUST'POACHERS?'' By!the!Students!of!Bungoma,!Kenya! THE'RHINO'AND'THE'ELEPHANT'AND'JUNGLE'SECURITY'FORCES'BEFORE'THE'JUNGLE'PRESIDENT! The!Hare:!Hi!our!lords,!here!is!our!Jungle!President.! Lion,!Jungle!President:!Thank!you!my!Maiden!the!Hare.! ! Hare,!Elephant,!Monkey!and!Rhino:!Welcome!our!lords.! ! The!Hare:!I’m!here!to!speak!on!behalf!of!the!Elephant;!the!reason!why!I!should!speak!on!his!behalf!is!the! fear!due!to!threats!of!poachers!who!are!really!against!its!family!due!to!the!tusks!they!possess.!Over!100!a! day!killed!across!Africa!–!36,000!a!year!now.!!Therefore!our!lords,!what!he!needs!is!a!final!decision!to!be! made!against!poachers.!Thank!you.! ! The!Elephant:!Thank!you!Maiden!Hare,!but!I!too!must!speak.!!It’s!a!fact!our!lord,!we!need!your! intervention!as!a!President!of!the!Jungle!family.!!! '
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' The!Monkey:!My!lords,!if!you!see!me!I!look!like!a!human!being!but!I’m!not!because!I!do!not!poach.!!Ooh!OO my!lords!I!stand!here!to!speak!on!behalf!of!the!rhino!who!is!most!endangered!because!of!his!precious! horns.!!! ! He!was!almost!killed!yester!night!but!I!only!scared!poachers!who!had!guns!and!running!after!him.!!So!our! lords,!let!us!have!an!alternative!to!save!the!rhinoceros!species!and!other!animal!brothers!and!sisters.! Thanks!our!lords.! ! The!Rhino:!Our!life!is!in!danger!our!lords,!please!take!legal!action!to!conserve!our!Jungle!territory.! Lion!Jungle!President:!!OohOO!my!Jungle!family!I!have!heard!your!cry!and!I!promise!to!alert!my!security! personnel!to!enforce!law!and!order.!!Thank!you!and!God!bless!you!all.! '
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' Lion%the%king%announcing%total%war%against%poachers%in%the%Jungle%Palace! ! Lion'the'Jungle'President’s'Speech! ' Jungle!brothers!and!sisters,!today!is!my!day!to!direct!our!entire!animal!kingdom!to!enforce!law!and!order! against!poachers!who!are!really!slaughtering!great!numbers!of!Jungle!families.!!! ! I!being!the!Jungle!President,!this!great!afternoon,!demand!my!Jungle!Kingdom!family!to!always!alert!each! other!in!case!any!poachers!are!seen!in!this!great!kingdom!of!ours.!Whoever!will!refuse!to!comply!with!my! remark!will!be!risking!personal!and!other!fellows’!life.!!If!not,!our!legal!order!of!the!jungle!ancestors!will!
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be!judged!as!being!disobedient!and!disloyal.!! ! Listen!carefully!as!I!announce!this!OOOOO! ! The!following!chosen!by!vote!will!lead!different!departments!for!us!to!achieve:! ! Hon.!Leopard!O!Chief!Inspector!of!Jungle!Weapon!and!Supplies! ! Hon.!Monkey,-!Minister!for!Minimizing!Rhino!Horn!End!Users!and!Middlemen! ! Hon.!Hare!O!Department!of!Reporting!of!Any!Attacks!and! ! Hon.!Bat!!!Manager!Air!Forces!and!Security!Signals! ! Therefore,!I!command!this!be!effective!with!an!immediate!effect.! ! Thank!you!so!much!and!may!the!jungle!ancestors!be!with!us!as!we!fight!for!Jungle!Kingdom!freedom.! ! ! The'Monkey!(giving!Ministerial!statement!before!the!Jungle!President!over!the!happening!instances):! Our!Jungle!President,!the!life!of!our!two!family!friends,!the!rhino!and!elephant!is!in!grave!danger!even!if! you!said!legal!measures!should!be!taken.! My!Ministry!has!done!its!best!to!see!that!things!are!minimized,!which!directly!affect!rhino!and!elephant! slaughter!O!the!sale!of!rhino!horns,!elephant!tusks,!middlemen,!and!price!markup.!Instead!these!have! gone!up!resulting!in!failure!to!enforce!jungle!law.!!But!so!far!humans’!efforts!here!have!not!been!working.!! It!is!not!enough!! I!therefore,!call!on!you!the!to!make!a!decision!on!a!route!to!take!before!we!are!finished.!Thank!our!lords! and!the!President!of!Jungle!Kingdom.! The'Hare:! (While!trembling)!Aah!!OOOOOO!No!!No!!No!!The!Jungle!Kingdom!is!under!fire,!we!can’t!fight!them,!they!are! skilled!and!advanced,!well'financed'and'armed.!Please!our!Jungle!President!call!for!peace!talks!as!soon!as! possible.!!We!must!negotiate!with!the!poachers!and!middlemen!and!powerful!criminals.! Lion'V'The'President:! Let!us!have!a!meeting!tomorrow!at!10:00!am! ' ' '
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Lion'the'President’s'Plan:! Shalom!jungle!brothers!and!sisters.!!Today!is!my!day!to!direct!our!security!forces!to!enforce!law!and!order! to!poachers!who!are!fast!declining!the!number!of!black,!white!rhino,!elephant!families,!and!many!others! of!our!Brothers!and!Sisters.!! Sadly,!the!humans!aren’t!doing!enough!for!us.!! Foolish,!greedy!and!prideful!humans’!desire!for!money!and!new!demand!for!status!symbols!for!the!rich!is! wiping!us!out.!!!This!is!in!addition!to!fake!horn!powder!sold!to!the!poor!for!mythical!medicines!to!steal! their!last!monies!!!!This!is!very!bad!news!for!us.! If!this!rate!of!slaughter!keeps!up!my!brothers!and!sisters,!there!will!be!no!more!of!us!left!soon!O!the!black! rhino,!all!rhinos,!elephants,!cousin!tigers,!mountain!gorillas,!chimpanzees…!even!my!lion!family!we!will!all! be!gone!from!our!wild!Jungle!Kingdom.! Though!some!humans!are!trying!to!help!us!here!with!flying!machines!and!computer!programs,!we!now! must!take!local!matters!into!our!own!paws,!hooves,!and!claws!! Mr.!Bat,!help!humans!in!guiding!their!flying!machines!to!watch!and!catch!poachers.!! I!being!the!Jungle!President,!this!great!evening!I!also!demand!my!security!heads!to!command!banishment! of!all!poachers!from!their!villages!! Chase!down!any!poacher!who!refuses!to!comply!with!our!legal!order!of!the!Jungle!Ancestors.!Scare!them! out!of!their!villages!forever!unless!they!lay!down!their!arms.!!! Since!we!are!peacemakers,!foreign!currency!earners,!soil!fertility!providers!due!to!our!waste!(among! other!great!things),!it!is!also!for!humans’!own!benefit.!! Imagine!Africa!and!the!world!without!any!of!us!left?!!! Now!how!can!the!Jungle!Kingdom!stop!the!demand!from!far!away?!!!! Minister!Monkey,!despite!your!noble!efforts,!we!still!may!need!the!humans’!help.!!We!are!in!this!together.!! There!has!to!be!a!way!! Thank!you!our!supporters,!and!be!placed!with!Jungle!Ancestors!for!your!service!in!the!last!battle!for!our! survival.!!!!!!!! End!of!Chapter!2!!!!!!!
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WHY'TARGET'ME?'' By!the!Students!of!Bungoma,!Kenya!! JUNGLE'TV'ANNOUNCEMENT:'!“Today!is!the!day!we!should!look!for!the!best!solution!to!defend!our! fellow!Rhinoceros!family.!!We!have!heard!of!several!illicit!slaughters!of!our!beloved!brothers!and!sisters!of! the!jungle!destiny”,!said!by!the!President!of!the!Jungle!Kingdom,!Mr.!Lion!and!his!first!lady,!Mrs.!Lioness.! Thus!began!the!start!of!a!movement!that!could!improve!the!chance!for!saving!the!black!rhino,!elephant! and!other!precious!creatures!of!our!world.! After!the!news!coming!up!for!a!better!idea!to!save!the!Black!Rhino,!it!crossed!the!life!of!different!wildlife! species.!!Why?!! Poachers!knew!that!the!cry!of!animals!was!against!their!will!of!becoming!rich.!Most!of!them!equipped! themselves!with!dangerous!firearms,!as!if!they!are!going!for!a!war!to!fight!rebels!within!the!jungle.!But— but—Ahhhh!!They!were!after!a!polite!and!foreign!attractor!for!Mr.!Rhinoceros,!“Shame!to!you!poachers.! Do!you!think!what!you’re!doing!is!good!and!will!help!you!after!they!are!gone?”
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! ! Look!at!the!poacher!with!a!gun!targeting!to!kill!a!black!rhino.!Thank!you!security!department!for!caring!for! the!rhino,!please!keep!it!up!and!save!the!rhinoceros!species!in!any!game!reserve!worldwide.!Children!of! the!world!O!Is!it!fair!to!kill!the!Black!Rhino!and!other!innocent!animals!to!make!money!for!the!few,!risking! their!extinction?!
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! ! Thank!you!for!being!vigilant!security!forces.!!We!believe!you!may!soon!have!new!abilities!to!scare! poachers!from!killing!innocent!black!rhinos!for!the!sake!of!its!precious!horn,!and!elephants!for!their!tusks.! See!how!my!wildlife!family!is!scared!with!poachers’!firearms.!! Children!of!the!world,!you!know!what!they!need?!Ooh!!Nothing!but!a!peaceful!environment!to!stay!and! enjoy!Jungle!freedom.! As!the!life!the!Rhino!was!still!not!protected,!the!Jungle!President!Mr.!Lion!called!Jungle!stakeholders! meeting!where!he!was!to!chair.!The!agenda!of!the!meeting!was!to!form!a!Jungle!Security!Task!Force.!!The! meeting!attracted!several!wildlife!species,!though!the!Rhino!was!much!worried!and!much!unsettled.!
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! ! '! In!the!meeting,!Mr.!President!Lion!called!upon!jungle!members!present!to!do!free!and!fair!security!task! force!elections!to!choose!those!who!will!remain!alert!all!the!time!and!inform!others!without!bias.!! Funny!enough,!as!the!meeting!was!on,!Mr.!Bat!flying!above!set!off!an!alarm!that!there!was!a!poacher! coming!to!kill!them.!!After!the!alarm!by!wildlife!jungle!security!guard,!Mr.!Bat,!every!animal!ran!as!fast!as! it!could!to!save!its!life.!! The!bat’s!warning!cry!divided!the!minds!of!animals!and!they!forgot!that!they!were!having!a!security! meeting.!!But!they!heard!a!sound!of!legs!moving!fast,!and!a!voice!saying,!“Why!can’t!you!save!me?”!! The!Jungle!President!warned!his!bodyguards,!Mr.!Hare!and!Hyena,!to!run!at!their!best!so!that!they!cannot! be!found!by!a!bullet!from!a!silencer,!to!get!human!help.!
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! ! ! Children!of!the!world!O!Do!you!know!that!life!is!important!on!the!planet?!See!how!the!wildlife!is!struggling! for!their!lives!against!the!poachers?!! The!animals!were!running,!but!they!could!not!compete!with!bullet!and!arrows!that!ran!faster!than!they! can!do.!!Instead!they!heard!downfalls!of!innocent!animals,!but!most!of!the!bullets!were!directed!to!the! Black!Rhino!and!the!Great!Elephant.!!! Ooh!malice!poachers,!are!you!doing!the!right!thing!to!the!Rhino!and!Elephant,!and!many!other!of!our! other!animal!friends?!!!What!are!your!excuses!to!the!children!of!the!world?! ! !
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WHY'TARGET'ME?' (CHAPTER'1'CONTINUED)' By!the!Students!of!Bungoma,!Kenya! Wildlife!family!in!a!security!meeting!joined!again!to!elect!security!task!force,!while!other!animal!family! members!standing!at!a!distance,!very!worried!of!being!attacked!once!more!by!the!poachers.!
! After!this!last!incident!with!the!poachers,!the!Jungle!President!also!asked!for!human!intervention!to!save! the!Black!Rhino!and!Elephant.!He!turned!to!kids!first!saying!“You!have!demonstrated!your!love!of!animals! through!your!animal!dolls”.!
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! “Remember,!a!young!kid!who!sees!an!animal!toy!will!cry!to!carry!the!doll.!Even!if!that!doll!is!of!a!lion!or! any!other!fierce!or!scary!animal,!the!child!will!love!it.!Children!of!the!world,!will!you!share!the!love!of!your! animal!dolls!with!our!beloved!wildlife!brothers!and!sisters?!And!parents,!will!you!extend!the!love!for!your! children!to!our!animal!kingdom,!to!help!save!us!from!the!poachers?!”! How!can!we!begin!to!understand?!–!Learn!from!Mkomazi.! Thank'you'so'much,'from'the'kids'from'Bungoma,'Kenya.! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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ENDANGERED'BLACK'RHINO,'ELEPHANT'' AND'AFRICAN'WILDLIFE'PICTURE'BOOK'(CONTINUED)' Chapter'2' WHY'TARGET'JUST'POACHERS?'' By!the!Students!of!Bungoma,!Kenya! THE'RHINO'AND'THE'ELEPHANT'AND'JUNGLE'SECURITY'FORCES'BEFORE'THE'JUNGLE'PRESIDENT! The!Hare:!Hi!our!lords,!here!is!our!Jungle!President.! Lion,!Jungle!President:!Thank!you!my!Maiden!the!Hare.! ! Hare,!Elephant,!Monkey!and!Rhino:!Welcome!our!lords.! ! The!Hare:!I’m!here!to!speak!on!behalf!of!the!Elephant;!the!reason!why!I!should!speak!on!his!behalf!is!the! fear!due!to!threats!of!poachers!who!are!really!against!its!family!due!to!the!tusks!they!possess.!Over!100!a! day!killed!across!Africa!–!36,000!a!year!now.!!Therefore!our!lords,!what!he!needs!is!a!final!decision!to!be! made!against!poachers.!Thank!you.! ! The!Elephant:!Thank!you!Maiden!Hare,!but!I!too!must!speak.!!It’s!a!fact!our!lord,!we!need!your! intervention!as!a!President!of!the!Jungle!family.!!! '
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' The!Monkey:!My!lords,!if!you!see!me!I!look!like!a!human!being!but!I’m!not!because!I!do!not!poach.!!Ooh!OO my!lords!I!stand!here!to!speak!on!behalf!of!the!rhino!who!is!most!endangered!because!of!his!precious! horns.!!! ! He!was!almost!killed!yester!night!but!I!only!scared!poachers!who!had!guns!and!running!after!him.!!So!our! lords,!let!us!have!an!alternative!to!save!the!rhinoceros!species!and!other!animal!brothers!and!sisters.! Thanks!our!lords.! ! The!Rhino:!Our!life!is!in!danger!our!lords,!please!take!legal!action!to!conserve!our!Jungle!territory.! Lion!Jungle!President:!!OohOO!my!Jungle!family!I!have!heard!your!cry!and!I!promise!to!alert!my!security! personnel!to!enforce!law!and!order.!!Thank!you!and!God!bless!you!all.! '
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' Lion%the%king%announcing%total%war%against%poachers%in%the%Jungle%Palace! ! Lion'the'Jungle'President’s'Speech! ' Jungle!brothers!and!sisters,!today!is!my!day!to!direct!our!entire!animal!kingdom!to!enforce!law!and!order! against!poachers!who!are!really!slaughtering!great!numbers!of!Jungle!families.!!! ! I!being!the!Jungle!President,!this!great!afternoon,!demand!my!Jungle!Kingdom!family!to!always!alert!each! other!in!case!any!poachers!are!seen!in!this!great!kingdom!of!ours.!Whoever!will!refuse!to!comply!with!my! remark!will!be!risking!personal!and!other!fellows’!life.!!If!not,!our!legal!order!of!the!jungle!ancestors!will!
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be!judged!as!being!disobedient!and!disloyal.!! ! Listen!carefully!as!I!announce!this!OOOOO! ! The!following!chosen!by!vote!will!lead!different!departments!for!us!to!achieve:! ! Hon.!Leopard!O!Chief!Inspector!of!Jungle!Weapon!and!Supplies! ! Hon.!Monkey,-!Minister!for!Minimizing!Rhino!Horn!End!Users!and!Middlemen! ! Hon.!Hare!O!Department!of!Reporting!of!Any!Attacks!and! ! Hon.!Bat!!!Manager!Air!Forces!and!Security!Signals! ! Therefore,!I!command!this!be!effective!with!an!immediate!effect.! ! Thank!you!so!much!and!may!the!jungle!ancestors!be!with!us!as!we!fight!for!Jungle!Kingdom!freedom.! ! ! The'Monkey!(giving!Ministerial!statement!before!the!Jungle!President!over!the!happening!instances):! Our!Jungle!President,!the!life!of!our!two!family!friends,!the!rhino!and!elephant!is!in!grave!danger!even!if! you!said!legal!measures!should!be!taken.! My!Ministry!has!done!its!best!to!see!that!things!are!minimized,!which!directly!affect!rhino!and!elephant! slaughter!O!the!sale!of!rhino!horns,!elephant!tusks,!middlemen,!and!price!markup.!Instead!these!have! gone!up!resulting!in!failure!to!enforce!jungle!law.!!But!so!far!humans’!efforts!here!have!not!been!working.!! It!is!not!enough!! I!therefore,!call!on!you!the!to!make!a!decision!on!a!route!to!take!before!we!are!finished.!Thank!our!lords! and!the!President!of!Jungle!Kingdom.! The'Hare:! (While!trembling)!Aah!!OOOOOO!No!!No!!No!!The!Jungle!Kingdom!is!under!fire,!we!can’t!fight!them,!they!are! skilled!and!advanced,!well'financed'and'armed.!Please!our!Jungle!President!call!for!peace!talks!as!soon!as! possible.!!We!must!negotiate!with!the!poachers!and!middlemen!and!powerful!criminals.! Lion'V'The'President:! Let!us!have!a!meeting!tomorrow!at!10:00!am! ' ' '
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Lion'the'President’s'Plan:! Shalom!jungle!brothers!and!sisters.!!Today!is!my!day!to!direct!our!security!forces!to!enforce!law!and!order! to!poachers!who!are!fast!declining!the!number!of!black,!white!rhino,!elephant!families,!and!many!others! of!our!Brothers!and!Sisters.!! Sadly,!the!humans!aren’t!doing!enough!for!us.!! Foolish,!greedy!and!prideful!humans’!desire!for!money!and!new!demand!for!status!symbols!for!the!rich!is! wiping!us!out.!!!This!is!in!addition!to!fake!horn!powder!sold!to!the!poor!for!mythical!medicines!to!steal! their!last!monies!!!!This!is!very!bad!news!for!us.! If!this!rate!of!slaughter!keeps!up!my!brothers!and!sisters,!there!will!be!no!more!of!us!left!soon!O!the!black! rhino,!all!rhinos,!elephants,!cousin!tigers,!mountain!gorillas,!chimpanzees…!even!my!lion!family!we!will!all! be!gone!from!our!wild!Jungle!Kingdom.! Though!some!humans!are!trying!to!help!us!here!with!flying!machines!and!computer!programs,!we!now! must!take!local!matters!into!our!own!paws,!hooves,!and!claws!! Mr.!Bat,!help!humans!in!guiding!their!flying!machines!to!watch!and!catch!poachers.!! I!being!the!Jungle!President,!this!great!evening!I!also!demand!my!security!heads!to!command!banishment! of!all!poachers!from!their!villages!! Chase!down!any!poacher!who!refuses!to!comply!with!our!legal!order!of!the!Jungle!Ancestors.!Scare!them! out!of!their!villages!forever!unless!they!lay!down!their!arms.!!! Since!we!are!peacemakers,!foreign!currency!earners,!soil!fertility!providers!due!to!our!waste!(among! other!great!things),!it!is!also!for!humans’!own!benefit.!! Imagine!Africa!and!the!world!without!any!of!us!left?!!! Now!how!can!the!Jungle!Kingdom!stop!the!demand!from!far!away?!!!! Minister!Monkey,!despite!your!noble!efforts,!we!still!may!need!the!humans’!help.!!We!are!in!this!together.!! There!has!to!be!a!way!! Thank!you!our!supporters,!and!be!placed!with!Jungle!Ancestors!for!your!service!in!the!last!battle!for!our! survival.!!!!!!!! End!of!Chapter!2!!!!!!!
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