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> At 01:37 PM 11/6/97 +0500, you wrote:
> >Charlotte - you would let the species extinctions continue? The situation
> >is very grim... three quarters of native Hawaiian bird species have become
> >extinct or endangered since the 1800's. There are a dozen or more species
> >with less than 50 individuals left....and several of these species have
> >less than 10 individuals. Pigs are a huge part of the problem....as are
> >introduced rats, cats, and mongeese. Birth control, even if it were
> >plausible to sterilize these feral animals, will not stop the immediate
> >impacts... what else do you suggest?
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> I have always had a problem with the concept of protecting a species
> because it is "endangered." Whales are a perfect example: The hunting
> of whales is allowed until the numbers get "too low." Once this happens,
> hunting is forbidden for a few years, until the population has a
> chance to make a come-back, wherein hunting is once again allowed.
> Therefore, temporarily forbidding the hunt simply becomes a sort of
> institutionalized breeding for the PURPOSE of hunting. In other words,
> more whales will be born, only to be hunted during their adult years.
> "Man" has no problem coming to the aid of a species when the numbers
> are low, but won't lend a hand when the population is healthy. Seems
> to me this is nothing more than serving the ego of Modern Man -- as long
> as the species doesn't disappear from the planet, then there's no guilt.
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> As for the pigs in Hawaii, is it that crucial to Man's ego to protect
> one species by killing another?? Maybe if Man were to finally keep their
> dirty hands out of the issues of Nature, something might finally turn
> out right. Whether it's with regard to religion, sex, ethnic background,
> species... someone always seems to have the answer to make the world
> a better place by killing those who "don't fit in" or are not wanted.
>
> Hell, in this country we don't even kill rapists, but we'll kill an
> animal for merely trying to survive.
>
> - Charlotte
>
I am with you on that Charlotte. :)
Kimberly
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