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This story gave me a weird feeling and reminded me of the Dodo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo). This animal was extincted

This story gave me a weird feeling and reminded me of the Dodo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo). This animal was extincted by man only 83 years of it was discovered. I am glad we have will/technology enough today to try to repair this kind of mistakes.

rquantz 15y ago
I'm upvoting you for the use of the word "extincted," which apparently the OED says is kind of ok: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2004324 http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2004324
bonobo 15y ago
Stories like this always make me remember of the tasmanian wolf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine). I always wanted to see one of those alive.
- kemo 15y ago
  Your comment just made me spend 4 hours investigating the Thylacine, its DNA restoration process and other extinct species. Thinking about dedicating my life to genetics atm.
  - cpursley 15y ago
    Ditto.
kingkawn 15y ago
And utter stupefying luck
agravier 15y ago
The dodo is just one among so many species that went extinct following human intervention, and not just in the modern age. I recommend watching http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/monsters-we-met/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/monsters-we-met/, that gives a better overview of the ecological impact of man across ages.
roel_v 15y ago
I'm not sure why we should restore these species, just like this insect. What is the driving force behind reintroducing them? Should we also reintroduce the mammoth when we have the tech to do so? Why?
- mahcuz 15y ago
  Are you really against (re)introducing woolly mammoths?! I, for one, think they would be lovely pets!
  - roel_v 15y ago
    I'm not for or against reintroducing things per se, just that there seems to be an implied urgency in reintroduction which I don't understand where it comes from. Maybe re-introducing a mammoth would be cool as a tourist attraction. I don't care much for it, but if others want to do it, great for them (but don't make governments pay for it, obviously).
- panacea 15y ago
  Wow. I'm honestly flabbergasted as to why you don't think preserving this species (it isn't resurrecting mammoths) is worthwhile. What do you consider worth preserving? Does the fact that humans introduced rats into the ecosystem that wiped them out count for anything to you? (Are rats the invisible hand of the market or something?)
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  - roel_v 15y ago
    Well, then why don't you tell why we should preserver them rather than downvoting me? And no I don't see why humans introducing rats matters. Is this some sort of collective guilt, 'reparations' sort of thing? To whose benefit? These insects don't know if there are 10 or 10 million of them, and they don't know if when they die, they will be the last of their species. And if they are, what does it matter? Is there moral superiority in having as many species as possible? Why?

rquantz 15y ago

I'm upvoting you for the use of the word "extincted," which apparently the OED says is kind of ok: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2004324 http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2004324

bonobo 15y ago

Stories like this always make me remember of the tasmanian wolf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine). I always wanted to see one of those alive.

kemo 15y ago
Your comment just made me spend 4 hours investigating the Thylacine, its DNA restoration process and other extinct species. Thinking about dedicating my life to genetics atm.
- cpursley 15y ago
  Ditto.

kingkawn 15y ago

And utter stupefying luck

agravier 15y ago

The dodo is just one among so many species that went extinct following human intervention, and not just in the modern age. I recommend watching http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/monsters-we-met/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/monsters-we-met/, that gives a better overview of the ecological impact of man across ages.

roel_v 15y ago

I'm not sure why we should restore these species, just like this insect. What is the driving force behind reintroducing them? Should we also reintroduce the mammoth when we have the tech to do so? Why?

mahcuz 15y ago
Are you really against (re)introducing woolly mammoths?! I, for one, think they would be lovely pets!
- roel_v 15y ago
  I'm not for or against reintroducing things per se, just that there seems to be an implied urgency in reintroduction which I don't understand where it comes from. Maybe re-introducing a mammoth would be cool as a tourist attraction. I don't care much for it, but if others want to do it, great for them (but don't make governments pay for it, obviously).
panacea 15y ago
Wow. I'm honestly flabbergasted as to why you don't think preserving this species (it isn't resurrecting mammoths) is worthwhile. What do you consider worth preserving? Does the fact that humans introduced rats into the ecosystem that wiped them out count for anything to you? (Are rats the invisible hand of the market or something?)
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- roel_v 15y ago
  Well, then why don't you tell why we should preserver them rather than downvoting me? And no I don't see why humans introducing rats matters. Is this some sort of collective guilt, 'reparations' sort of thing? To whose benefit? These insects don't know if there are 10 or 10 million of them, and they don't know if when they die, they will be the last of their species. And if they are, what does it matter? Is there moral superiority in having as many species as possible? Why?