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Gambia promises quick resolution of hippo attack
today ^ | 30 April, 2010 | today

Posted on 4/30/2010, 2:56:12 PM by JoeProBono

The Gambia’s minister of Forestry and the Environment, Hon. Jato Sillah has promised the people of Bakadaji in Nianija District of the Central River Region that the government under the leadership of His Excellency, Sheikh Prof. Dr. Alh. Yahya AJJ Jammeh has heard their cry on the incessant attack of hippopotamus on rice farms in the area and other places, and that a solution would soon be proffered.

The minister said this during his nationwide tour of forest resources at the Bakadaji Forestry Station in Nianija while responding to a complaint raised by one Sarjo Sillah of Bakadaji who said that the local people are encountering huge losses in their women’s rice fields due to hippopotamus attacks. Sarjo Sillah further appealed to the minister and the government to help them address the issue.

Responding to the complaint, Hon. Jato Sillah said the government is aware of the problem of hippopotamus invading rice fields within the country. According to him, the president is genuinely concerned about this and the cabinet has discussed the issue. He then said that the issue will soon be addressed.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: hippo; jpb
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1 posted on 4/30/2010, 2:56:12 PM by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

a solution would soon be proffered....

Hippo steaks anyone?....


2 posted on 4/30/2010, 2:57:54 PM by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: JoeProBono

Now where’s that picture of the African running down the dirt road getting chased by a hippo?


3 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:05:42 PM by Jack Hydrazine (?)
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4 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:08:51 PM by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Hippos aren’t that dangerous are they? I thought the cape buffalo and crocs were the biggest threat.


5 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:11:20 PM by DCBryan1 (FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists".)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
OK OK


6 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:12:01 PM by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

Love that photo!!!! Thanks!!!!


7 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:12:42 PM by Jack Hydrazine (?)
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To: Jack Hydrazine; Chet 99; shibumi; Salamander; Joe 6-pack; Lazamataz

8 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:20:37 PM by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: DCBryan1
"Hippos aren’t that dangerous are they? I thought the cape buffalo and crocs were the biggest threat."

Hippos are the Chuck Norris of the animal world. They can swallow entire galaxies and poop stars.

9 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:25:25 PM by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

SPECIES SPECIFIC LEGISLATION!

NOW!


10 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:25:41 PM by shibumi (Pablo (the Wily One) signed up for the "Hippo Attack" ping list!)
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To: shibumi
I vote with my MIND.

I trample other's property rights with my VOTE.

I awe throngs with my LUNACY.

11 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:31:11 PM by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: DCBryan1
"Hippos aren’t that dangerous are they? I thought the cape buffalo and crocs were the biggest threat."

Oh! You poor , benighted, misinformed fellow.

Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!

No only are they dangerous, but in Africa (where the corrupt governments are oblivious to the problem) Hippos account for more human deaths that all other animals combined!
12 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:33:14 PM by shibumi (Pablo (the Wily One) signed up for the "Hippo Attack" ping list!)
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To: Joe 6-pack

kewl


13 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:35:18 PM by shibumi (Pablo (the Wily One) signed up for the "Hippo Attack" ping list!)
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To: Markos33
And today we have an embarrassment of riches.

(Almost wish I didn't have to go to work!)

14 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:37:23 PM by shibumi (Pablo (the Wily One) signed up for the "Hippo Attack" ping list!)
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To: JoeProBono

Why don’t they put up “NO HIPPOS ALLOWED” signs?


15 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:42:34 PM by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Hippo medicine

16 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:44:31 PM by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Lurker

Is that a 4-bore?


17 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:45:56 PM by DCBryan1 (FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists".)
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To: DCBryan1

600 Nitro Express. Couldn’t find a 4 bore.


18 posted on 4/30/2010, 3:51:10 PM by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: DCBryan1

Nice. I wonder why hunters dont use .50 BMG more often when hunting “the big 5”.


19 posted on 4/30/2010, 4:28:31 PM by DCBryan1 (FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists".)
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To: JoeProBono

20 posted on 4/30/2010, 6:44:05 PM by a fool in paradise (The hysteria of Matthewsism and Andersonism has led to a Tea Party Scare that is unAmerican.)
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