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Re:Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state, officials... by Twirrim on Sunday May 05, 2024 @09:42AM (#40264842)
It's not because it's a threat, it was to make it easier to catch the zebra, which has been getting spooked by all these extra people hoping to see it. There's been all sorts of folks out there causing it to panic and run away. They tried asking people not to "help", and it didn't help, so then they closed trails etc.

Talk about things to get tired of, it's people automatically thinking things are nannying, or whatever their specific anti-todays-government thing is, and then being sure to spread what they have decided something is, in their infinite wisdom, without taking even a few minutes to think beyond their immediate bias.

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Re:Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state, officials... by bilsbie on Sunday May 05, 2024 @09:43AM (#40264851)
Why not target the unhelpful behavior instead of a blanket trail closure for who knows how long.

We all own nature.

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Re:Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state, officials... by tzs on Sunday May 05, 2024 @12:04PM (#40265859)
The unhelpful behavior is too many people coming out to try to see the zebra which scare it into running away.

How other than closing the trail while they search could they realistically target that behavior? Put checkpoints at all the entrances and only let people in who could prove they had planned their outing before the zebra got loose? Require people to attend a lecture on not scaring the zebra and pass a test showing they understood before they can use the trail?

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Re:Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state, officials... by Rovoska on Sunday May 05, 2024 @10:06AM (#40265001)
Why are you being so weird about it. You sound exactly like the problem behaviour you describe.
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