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Having been on this forum long enough, I know there are posters who believe that human activity can not have a global effect. Evidence indicates otherwise.
What evidence do you have?
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That human beings can drive or hunt species to extinction is well documented.
Can you provide some documentation?
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I know there are conservation efforts in many countries, but more conservation is needed.
This all begs the question are conservation efforts worth the costs?
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The world would be a much greyer place without the diversity of species.
I have deer, elk, moose, bears, wolves, cougars, wild turkeys and other critters on my lawn pretty regularly and we get along fine. I have an idea...why don't we trap some wolves and transplant them to some urban parks? I'm sure that our city residents would enjoy seeing them.
We have deer, rabbits, groundhogs, raccoons, occasional wild turkeys, Canada geese, an occasional bear, numerous bird species (including Eastern Blue Birds, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, and many more.
If I failed to mention some, I apologize to them. It was not my intent to slight any by omission.
My neighbor shot some of the groundhogs this summer that were getting into the garden. We have feral cats that we feed that help keep the squirrel and chipmunk population under control, and we had a guy trapping raccoons a couple of years ago when they were becoming a problem.
I suppose I should get a gun and take care of some of these pests myself. My neighbor says groundhog tastes like roast beef, and he says squirrels are good to eat too.
I live in an HOA, but am surrounded by a lot of woods and wetlands, and the community I'm in is an exurb of Cleveland. So, while my community does have your typical suburban feel, parts of it have a rural feel as well. We don't have the moose, bears (though black bears show up in Ohio from time to time) wolves or cougars, we do have coyote which I've seen, wild turkey (my neighbor who lives by the woods feeds them) blue herrons, beavers, deer, giant snapping turtles, muskrats, raccoons, skunks, and various amount of species of birds. My neighbor by the woods on Easter Sunday was sitting on his patio, and saw what he swears was a wolf, because he said it was too big to be a coyote. Was it a wolf? Perhaps. At any rate, plenty of wild life, and definitely fun to watch.
You must live near my sister (Burton) and where my dad used to live (South Russel). I grew up in Moerland Hills (across from the polo field), and went to Chagrin Falls High School. We had 27 acres.
We have deer, rabbits, groundhogs, raccoons, occasional wild turkeys, Canada geese, an occasional bear, numerous bird species (including Eastern Blue Birds, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, and many more.
If I failed to mention some, I apologize to them. It was not my intent to slight any by omission.
My neighbor shot some of the groundhogs this summer that were getting into the garden. We have feral cats that we feed that help keep the squirrel and chipmunk population under control, and we had a guy trapping raccoons a couple of years ago when they were becoming a problem.
I suppose I should get a gun and take care of some of these pests myself. My neighbor says groundhog tastes like roast beef, and he says squirrels are good to eat too.
<snicker> I thought "Progressives" believed in human "progress." They believe that human nature has progressed. So, I guess you are not a true "Progressive" then?
see what happens, Treebeard ? you try to start a serious thread about
one of the only issues that truly matter, you know, UNIVERSE-WISE,
and all people want to do is brag about how many "varmints" they kill.
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