Habitat can not be reconstructed in the true sense only loosely simulated. If left alone nature will take back and work around whatever there is. An experiment was done off the coast of Florida back maybe in the late 50`s . A small island an acre or two was surveyed and covered with a tarp then gassed . Killing everything living there. The idea was to see if the island would repopulate with the same types of flora and fauna or if different types of plants and animals if anything would live there. Ten years later the island was surveyed . Life was every bit as a abundant but it was populated with different types of plants and animals. This was a no brainer result. Why? Because the world is completely different now then it was when that small island was originally populated. You can`t recreate the past. You might be able to protect the present.



To me the only true form of wildlife conservation is the preservation of the complete system. There are still places in the world that are un touched . These are the only places that can be conserved. Thinking that it`s possible to restore a depleted and altered eco system back to its original or near original state sounds good when shopping for funds and looking to gain support. The reality is it`s a complete fantasy . The world has changed the driving forces that created the original systems are different. Much more go`s into the creation of an eco system then taking this out and putting this back . Once altered there is no going back.



Ernie Eison

WESTWOOD ACRES REPTILE FARM INC.

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