Count me as an ardent admirer of apes and all other charismatic megafauna, but the tragic shooting of the gorilla Harambe that has stoked such outrage online doesn’t seem a close call — a child’s life was in danger. This wasn’t some hunter paying a lot of money to shoot a magnificent creature for a trophy on his wall, but zoo officials reacting to a life-and-death situation in real time. They made the only decision responsible people could in such circumstances.