Talk:Harambe

Information being removed

Why do things on this page keep getting removed for being unimportant despite people being much more interested in them than whole articles on other parts of the wiki? For example, I added in a reference to a tribute song a YouTube channel made for Harambe which has 9 million views. But on the other hand, we have plenty of pages on this encyclopedia dedicated to planets and plants and bacteria that probably less than 1 million people are interested in. And that's a page, not just a quick reference! I think this wiki needs to start prioritising about what people are actually interested in. I'm sorry, but I think this hyperlink: Harambe Tribute Song will receive a lot more interest than this: Cryptobacterium. Consider reverting the latest edit. JohnSmith678 (talk) 19:59, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Harambe's grandmother euthanized

I'm not sure if this warrants inclusion, but Harambe's grandmother Josephine died on January 18, 2017. (Sources: PEOPLE.com, NY Daily News). Mostly it's getting local coverage, but if anything it's something to watch out for in case this becomes a thing like her grandson's death did. ^Falling_Gravity 05:02, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Link to Killing of Cecil the lion

That article has a link to this article, and the two stories are similar in that they are about well-known animals that got killed, and the respective public responses to them. It can be said that Harambe is the "emotional successor" of Cecil. Leo1pard (talk) 13:45, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

It keeps getting added and removed but I agree there is a case for inclusion and anyone who wants to remove it should get consensus to avoid this back and forth. -- GreenC 16:40, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2017

Please add the following. By possibly adding more subsections to the Responses section.

Petition and Legal ActionFor example, a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio started a petition on change.org titled 'Justice for Harambe' which demanded that the child's parents be 'held accountable for the lack of supervision and negligence that caused Harambe to lose his life. The petition also demanded that there should be an investigation at the child's home to see if there is any evidence raising a cause for concern. [50] Social workers investigated the home and nothing was found to be out of the ordinary. After the incident[51] Although the petition has 500,000 signatures today, the Hamilton County Prosecutor's office decided to not press charges against the mother for Harambe's death, based on the notion that a '3 year old can easily scamper away quickly and unseen.' [51]

Candlelight VigilsSeveral vigils took place to honor Harambe's death. As much as 3,400 people had attended a candlelight vigil at Hyde Park in London, United Kingdom. [52] Anthony Seta, an activist who represents the Cincinnati Collective for Animal Rights and Education, organized a vigil at the Cincinnati Zoo to honor the loss of Harambe. In an interview by the press, he emphasized that animals feel and have emotions just like humans do. Anthony Seta succinctly stated "I'm not here to decide what was right and what was wrong, the fact is that a gorilla who just celebrated his birthday has been killed. I am out here to speak to remember him, because he can't do it" [53]

50) Hurt, Sheila. "Justice for Harambe" Change.org Retrieved on April 23, 2017 51) Swilley, Kristen. "Prosecutor: no charges against mother in Harambe's death" WCPO Retrieved on April 23, 2017 52) Jeffery, Yasmin. "Candles out for Harambe: 3,400 people to attend candelit vigil for Harambe the Gorilla in London" Retrieved on April 23, 2017 53) "Vigil called at Cincinnati Zoo in tribute to slain gorilla" Los Angeles Times Retrieved on April 23, 2017 Maci0192 (talk) 21:26, 23 April 2017 (UTC)