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The problem is when those predators have been completely removed. It requires manual intervention to bring them back. Can you imagine the protests to bringing b
by pyre 12y ago
The problem is when those predators have been completely removed. It requires manual intervention to bring them back. Can you imagine the protests to bringing back predators to an area? "Think of the Children!"
- logfromblammo 12y agoMy hypothesis is that humans can fill any predator niche, all the way down to insectivores. When the natural predators are completely removed, humans are certainly capable of filling the gap. We have, after all, billionhandedly hunted some species to extinction. If the rifles are too dangerous for the area, live capture traps and knives would work just as well. The only reason people use long arms instead of more efficient traps to kill game animals is because operating a trap line is boring in comparison. It's the same reason why people catch fish using a rod and reel rather than a giant net or a fish wheel. It's just more fun. The real question here is "why are these people surrounded by food and not eating any of it?"
- pyre 12y ago> It's the same reason why people catch fish using a rod and reel rather than a giant net or a fish wheel. It's just more fun. Well, you also have the consider the affect of every person that goes fishing on a small waterway using a giant net and catching many times the number of fish... That seems like a good way to destroy the local fish populations in addition to destroying the underwater environment by dragging nets through it constantly.
- arcadius 12y agoThinking of the Children pales in comparison to "But what about my ranch?" Wolf extinction, wolf reintroduction, and wolf hunting licenses are all fun topics in Montana.