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Hasn't been much said in this regard lately...as it applies to benefiting wildlife survival.

More animals have been brought back from the brink through commerce than through any other means of conservation. Commerce in wildlife has proven to be the most successful and most efficient method of wildlife conservation there is.

What ever happened to Worldwide Free Trade and the the free flow of ideas and information? I thought that's what America was all about these days? Then why are certain individuals attempting to put up barriers to free trade and the free exchange of knowledge and information?

Why the Isolationist attitude when it comes to conservation? I know others can add quite a lot more to this topic. Please do.

jsc
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"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer

>>Hasn't been much said in this regard lately...as it applies to benefiting wildlife survival.
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>>More animals have been brought back from the brink through commerce than through any other means of conservation. Commerce in wildlife has proven to be the most successful and most efficient method of wildlife conservation there is.
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>>What ever happened to Worldwide Free Trade and the the free flow of ideas and information? I thought that's what America was all about these days? Then why are certain individuals attempting to put up barriers to free trade and the free exchange of knowledge and information?
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>>Why the Isolationist attitude when it comes to conservation? I know others can add quite a lot more to this topic. Please do.
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>>jsc
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>>"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
>>John Crickmer

John,

I found this article a few days ago. Pretty good read on the subject.

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_commentary-saving_the_environ.htm

What's going on is not really about conservation, imo. It's more about control, job security, money, and short-sighted, closed minded thinking.