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biophile
at Fri Sep 17 18:56:46 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by biophile ]
Here is my opinion. I think we should save tracts of land and marine habitat which are representative of different biomes as well as those important to the overall health of the planet. Focus less on the "pretty places with big rocks" and more on areas productive to as many types of wild things as possible. Also particularly productive areas which will benefit commercially important species like the MPAs ( marine protected areas ). Let those commercially valuable fishes, turtles, etc reproduce. Protect watersheds and as much marsh lands as practical. I think an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Restoration should be a last resort. I do not believe in prohibition as in protecting the removal of a non-endangered species. Will never work. Use does not have to equal abuse. Those who use a resource care about that resource more than those who have a hands off relationship to it. I know this from my work in Alaska. Our species is here to stay and I think we can coexist with nature in a better and more sustainable way. A hands off approach though will never work. Never has. There is my 1 cent.
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RE: Need input/opinions on this? - biophile, Fri Sep 17 18:56:46 2010