poor animals

so poachers have shot the last two white rhinos in zambia, killing one of them and gouging out her horn----

meanwhile

The U.S. [amazingly enough] is leading a push to protect a type of red coral that grows deep in the world's oceans and seas, putting it at odds with Italian fishermen who have harvested the species for generations to make artwork and jewelry.

and more benign i guess but still a sign of how hard we can be on the critters, a second whale shark has up and died at the much-hyped ga aquarium---

update: nearly forgot about the 8' alligator they're trying to get out of the chattahoochee in sandy springs---