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wow, cool to see NZ conservation efforts on here. NZ has many many endangered species and there is an amazing amount of technology and science being used to tr
by keithnz 8y ago
wow, cool to see NZ conservation efforts on here. NZ has many many endangered species and there is an amazing amount of technology and science being used to try and protect a lot of our species.
- specialist 8y agoNZ's rat eradication plan really impressed me. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/new-zealand-invasives-islands-rats-kiwis-conservation/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/new-zealand-inva... https://goodnature.co.nz https://goodnature.co.nz (And the NOOSKI rat trap.) We should apply similar strategies to all invasive species. For example, invent an autonomous, nontoxic python trap for the Florida Everglades. Create X-Prizes. Fund research. Education. Pretty much try everything. -- We're now in the Garden Earth phase. Meaning active management. There are very few (if any) natural ecosystems remaining. Since we broke it, we bought it.