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More seriously....
First, I liked BD's story.
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I did, too - thanks, BD! And no, my portfolio didn't tank
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Second, introduced species are big problems everywhere in the world.
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The one thing everyone seems to forget, right off the bat, about this entire issue, is that
the world is not static.
Never has been! Species, including humans, have migrated in and out of one another's territories since life here on Earth began, and usually in response to some change in the environment (a little cooler, hotter, wetter, drier, more sun, less sun...).
It's
normal, folks - even when we're the species that's causing the change.
So why do so many people freak out about it? "Egads! You'll totally destroy the current status quo of biodiversical equilibrium! Quick! Pour money after it! More taxpayer dollars! That's not enough! The barn owls are now starving - we need to import food for the precious animals who are suffering because of our myopic foolhardiness and lack of sound judgement!!! Quick! Raise taxes! All this is costing lots and lots of money!"
So things change. So what - that's normal. Change is normal. Species come and go. Don't believe me? Bring out the T-Rex and I'll prove it to you. What? Don't have one... Dang, there went the neighborhood...
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And unfortunately, there are rarely good, easy, cheap, and effective answers that all the stakeholders can agree to (as BD's story points out). And the science of such eco-system management is maybe not quite in its infancy, but certainly, its early childhood.
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Whereas the science of "leave it be, to it's own devices" has been around for several billion years.
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Personally, I often think the solution to a lot of these problems is to return nature to its starting point, and let nature take its course.
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Aha! Wisdom! A spark of reason in the dark, dank forest of cranial conundrums!
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For example, in much of Ohio, deer overpopulation is a big problem. My solution, re-introduce wolves and bears. Unfortunately, few citizens would go along with that idea.
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My solution is to reintroduce widespread hunting. Tends to solve human food shortages, too.
