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Excellent article on the unintended consequences of destabilizing ecosystems. > And in Wisconsin, researchers found that the presence of wolves reduced vehicle
by sitkack 2y ago
Excellent article on the unintended consequences of destabilizing ecosystems.
> And in Wisconsin, researchers found that the presence of wolves reduced vehicle collisions with deer by about a quarter, creating an economic benefit that was 63 times greater than the cost of wolves killing livestock.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2023251118 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2023251118
- MattGaiser 2y agoAgriculture/fisheries has way more political sway than it really should have in pretty much every area of politics.
- drewcoo 2y agoAny monied interest does. Big Ag is a thing. Big Ag is far less daunting than Big Pharma or Big Tech, though.