On 31 Aug 2008, at 09:41, Stefano Mori wrote: > On 2008-Aug-31, at 14:27, Matt Johnston wrote: > >>> I have no idea. Do you? If they grew from 850 to 2100 in ~20 >>> years I >>> doubt it's something like 50 or even 200. >> >> I reckon a population is safe when there's tens of thousands, in >> separate populations. A single population of 2100 seems ripe for a >> quick wipe out from a single pathogen. > > I'm confused, the wikipedia page says there are up to 25 000 > worldwide... is this one "subpopulation" that's endangered? > > I'm for protecting them, just wondering about numbers.
I suppose this is what happens when arm-chair nutters try to make policy decisions. ;) Just to be clear, I'm for protecting them as well. Whether that requires action to protect them, or leaving them alone, or simply being mindful of the habitat I don't know. I'm pretty sure there are better educated "elitists" ;) out there who can better decide. -- -- arno s. hautala /-\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
