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Actually, the worse circumstance is when you let in a couple of flowers, and lose your local species as a result. Australia has very good reasons for these kin

• have_faith 9y ago
  It's interesting to think about at what point do you let in new species? What is the end-goal? to preserve Australis as-is perpetually forever? No opinion either way, just interesting to think about. We have a bad history as custodians of the environment.
  • nf05papsjfVbc 9y ago
    Not allowing species from outside the continent doesn't mean everything stays "as is". The whole eco-system there is evolving (like at any other place) and will take its own course. They customs folk are only trying to ensure no one brings a (potentially) disruptive element into the mix. There have been instances of invasive species wiping out local species. I'll leave it to you to find examples using your favourite search engine.
  • clouddrover 9y ago
    > What is the end-goal? To slow the rate of extinction. Saving some is better than saving none: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction