rd.com— Good news: The bald eagle and the gray wolf are back from the brink of extinction. Bad news: That leaves chimps, manatees, polar bears, whales ... Which ones can be saved, and how?
Dec 30, 2009View in Crawl 4
If one species dies, it can upset a delicate balance which can cause other species to be affected. All of this, in turn can cause us to be screwed, we depend on some of these animals to keep other animals in check. Plus, some of them are f**king cute
If man is directly responsible for killing off a species then we should do something to save it. If the species is disappearing on its own then we are just as bad as rhino poachers if we interfere. I hate hearing about some beached whale that people are trying to send back out to sea out of compassion when you're just pissing all over Darwin. Some day greenies will have lions chasing slow moving tofu dressed up to look like prey, since eating another animal is cruel, and a bunch of researchers running around wondering why all the lions are genetically weak.
There are 5 times more polar bears today than 30 years ago and that might contribute to the problem. Too many predators in relation to their food supply. Shouldn't polar bears adapt? Species disappear because they don't or can't adapt, if we continue to "save" artificially all these non adapting species we are interfering in the natural process. Too often people forget we are part of nature, not outside looking in and we are no more responsible for other species than they are for us.
The threat for the polar bear is less arctic sea ice. The amount of arctic sea ice gets smaller and smaller every year and unless that changes the bears will continue a decline.I did a project on Species at Risk years ago and the categories (in Canada) are extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened, or a special concern.
"Some members of the press take advantage of the complexity by stating that "polar bears are not in trouble?their numbers have doubled since the 1960s." That's a disingenuous statement, of course. It is true that polar bear populations rebounded after over-hunting was restricted, but that situation has nothing to do with the threat polar bears now face: the loss of the sea ice habitat essential to their survival."<a class="user" href="http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/ask-the-experts/population/" rel="nofollow">http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/ask-the-exp ...</a>
Your question is related to why should man think he can influence darwinian selection... The fact is that he is having an influence on it, through his science and technology.Some say we are facing the darwinian test for our specie: will the man transform the earth into a desert or realise he knows how to care for it...
thatgeekDec 31, 2009
If one species dies, it can upset a delicate balance which can cause other species to be affected. All of this, in turn can cause us to be screwed, we depend on some of these animals to keep other animals in check. Plus, some of them are f**king cute
confdenceDec 31, 2009
If man is directly responsible for killing off a species then we should do something to save it. If the species is disappearing on its own then we are just as bad as rhino poachers if we interfere. I hate hearing about some beached whale that people are trying to send back out to sea out of compassion when you're just pissing all over Darwin. Some day greenies will have lions chasing slow moving tofu dressed up to look like prey, since eating another animal is cruel, and a bunch of researchers running around wondering why all the lions are genetically weak.
ancient53Dec 31, 2009
There are 5 times more polar bears today than 30 years ago and that might contribute to the problem. Too many predators in relation to their food supply. Shouldn't polar bears adapt? Species disappear because they don't or can't adapt, if we continue to "save" artificially all these non adapting species we are interfering in the natural process. Too often people forget we are part of nature, not outside looking in and we are no more responsible for other species than they are for us.
lrocheDec 31, 2009
What's the source for there being 5 times as many polar bears?
lrocheDec 31, 2009
The threat for the polar bear is less arctic sea ice. The amount of arctic sea ice gets smaller and smaller every year and unless that changes the bears will continue a decline.I did a project on Species at Risk years ago and the categories (in Canada) are extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened, or a special concern.
h8f8kesJan 1, 2010
"Some members of the press take advantage of the complexity by stating that "polar bears are not in trouble?their numbers have doubled since the 1960s." That's a disingenuous statement, of course. It is true that polar bear populations rebounded after over-hunting was restricted, but that situation has nothing to do with the threat polar bears now face: the loss of the sea ice habitat essential to their survival."<a class="user" href="http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/ask-the-experts/population/" rel="nofollow">http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/ask-the-exp ...</a>
korvan504521Jan 5, 2010
The Librarian wants a word with you.
korvan504521Jan 5, 2010
Uh, except the Polar bears are already moving south. And they're intermixing with Grizzlys.
how2savedworldFeb 9, 2010
Your question is related to why should man think he can influence darwinian selection... The fact is that he is having an influence on it, through his science and technology.Some say we are facing the darwinian test for our specie: will the man transform the earth into a desert or realise he knows how to care for it...