On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 08:39:54 -0600 Nancy Weaver <[email protected]> writes: How on earth have bats managed to survive so long without thoughtful human intervention? Or any other part of nature? Good thing we can now remedy nature's poor planning. I wonder what the displacement factor in the production of the heater boxes is - ie how many bats or habitat does it cost environmentally to produce each of these things?
Nancy I can only hope that I missed the point of this email. However, if the author is serious then the answer seems obvious to me. Nature did fine without us and natural systems have been altered severely by humans. In order to prevent some of the most extreme consequences of human action, such as anthropogenic causes of the extinction of species, then additional human intervention is required to counter other human intervention. As long as there is a significant human population, management is required. Whatever it may be called, land management, ecosystem management, or cave management, ultimately what is being managed is human behavior. A disclaimer: I have not read about the bat heaters and I am not commenting on that particular strategy. Philip L. Moss [email protected] ____________________________________________________________ Hit it out of the park with a new bat. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTNfqHvZRK2P4ehx0w2gOed0bSn1nrVP0yJ1j7OBFiK0M245cwi8aU/
