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It might make a lot of sense to airlift all kinds of species out of Africa and into other environments. With the population of the continent going to 4 billion
by DraftDodger67 7y ago
It might make a lot of sense to airlift all kinds of species out of Africa and into other environments. With the population of the continent going to 4 billion by 2100, and with the massive levels of poaching and habitat destruction that will entail, the prospects for native flora and fauna there are not good.
- idiocratic 7y agoI hope you're joking. What's good in removing species from their natural habitat? This could create a massive imbalances in any ecosystem.
- duxup 7y agoThe hippos in this case are an invasive species and already damaging the ecosystem.
- eyko 7y agoOne could argue humans are the invasive species.
- duxup 7y agoThat seems like another topic / doesn't change the status of those hippos.
- HarryHirsch 7y agoOn the other hand, they are under threat in Africa. A thriving population on another continent would be a net positive.
- duxup 7y agoNot for the local ecosystem.
- hoseja 7y agoThe Bering Land Bridge was an ecological crime and someone ought to go to jail for it!
- NullPrefix 7y agoBut what sentence would be reasonable? 25k to life?
- samatman 7y agoGiven that humans crossed it, resulting in the extinction of the majority of megafauna in the Americas... yes? The Clovis people are long gone, and prosecuting their descendants would be pointless and cruel. So I find myself agreeing with the first half of your sentence.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoLook up cane toads in Australia is you want an example