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> We removed the fence (wolves in your example) and have now discovered why the fence was there, and have now stepped in to build a new fence. This isn’t quite

by 9dev 3y ago

> We removed the fence (wolves in your example) and have now discovered why the fence was there, and have now stepped in to build a new fence. This isn’t quite accurate, though. Between removing the fence and getting fence construction inclinations, a lot of time has passed, and in the meantime, nature did lots of stuff we hardly understand. Assuming otherwise is just repeating the same mistake again. Feral donkeys might be part of a new ecosystem now.

benj111 3y ago
Maybe, but that's just an excuse to never do anything. And we can be fairly sure about some things. Rats in new Zealand, rabbits in Australia, cane toads in Australia, etc, etc. Further it takes time to remove these populations, so you can observe what happens when they're removed from a local area.