05-09-2015, 01:03 PM
I agree TD. Not trying to save the world here. Common sense is needed all around and there seems to be a lack of it now and in the past. I am totally for introducing bait fish into lakes so the predator species have a solid forage base. I like catching those big predators as much as the next guy. Maybe it even helps save the endangered species as they wouldn't be the predominate prey of the preditors.
What I'm against is the raping and pillaging of the environment for the "benefit" of mankind. One implying that the extinction of the passenger pigeon at the hands of a greedy mankind is like the dinosaurs disappearance does not jive. I think we should leave this earth a better place than we found it.
In that regard I think some questions need to be addressed. Do we really know how the loss of one species can affect others down the road? Is the state of mind that allows one species to disappear because we don't see any immediate harm or impact a slippery slope that lets herring go away, blue fin tuna disappear, coral reefs fall by the wayside or rain forests disappear? Is there a domino effect? Where is the line drawn is what I'm asking and who gets to decide? To err on the side of caution seems prudent because once a species/ecosystem is gone it's gone. As it stands now-- ain't no bringin it back.
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What I'm against is the raping and pillaging of the environment for the "benefit" of mankind. One implying that the extinction of the passenger pigeon at the hands of a greedy mankind is like the dinosaurs disappearance does not jive. I think we should leave this earth a better place than we found it.
In that regard I think some questions need to be addressed. Do we really know how the loss of one species can affect others down the road? Is the state of mind that allows one species to disappear because we don't see any immediate harm or impact a slippery slope that lets herring go away, blue fin tuna disappear, coral reefs fall by the wayside or rain forests disappear? Is there a domino effect? Where is the line drawn is what I'm asking and who gets to decide? To err on the side of caution seems prudent because once a species/ecosystem is gone it's gone. As it stands now-- ain't no bringin it back.
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