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I agree, but I would be curious about cases where nature could reclaim habitat faster if we give it some tools for the job. I can't really think of what those
by __MatrixMan__ 2y ago
I agree, but I would be curious about cases where nature could reclaim habitat faster if we give it some tools for the job. I can't really think of what those tools might be off hand though--apart from some kind of weapon/disease that better keeps humans away at marginal detriment to the user/host.
- mulmen 2y agoDon’t we already do this with artificial reefs?
- Suppafly 2y ago>I agree, but I would be curious about cases where nature could reclaim habitat faster if we give it some tools for the job. I can't really think of what those tools might be off hand though--apart from some kind of weapon/disease that better keeps humans away at marginal detriment to the user/host. That's an interesting line of thought. The only thing that comes to mind is something like giving them fancy hats or paintjobs to encourage more reproductive success in declining species.
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoThere's a bit of interesting work that's done re: introducing cloned organisms from decades past (from a time when biodiversity wasn't as strained), e.g. https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-11/advancements-black-footed-ferret-conservation-continue-new-offspring-cloned https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-11/advancements-black... One could also imagine releasing a virus which reprogrammed wildlife genomes for resistance against some toxin that we had previously introduced into the environment (ideally we would also stop introducing the toxin...). But none of these things come down to "heres a tool for you to use". Golly I wish I could come up with some technology that would help the woodpeckers better hunt invasive pine beetles--the forests around me are looking pretty rough--but that's a bit too fantastical to hope for.