Re: De-extincting mammoths
Originally Posted by
solo
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Nice sentiments so why are you not well armed now and protecting our elephants for free that are being slaughtered daily for their ivory !!
Exactly, solo. The species that are threatened at this point in time is clearly horrendous. A return of the Woolly Mammoth , would cause an even greater imbalance and possibly the end of other species.
It's a crazy idea from scientists who want to be on their next mission, to tamper with nature on a mammoth scale.
Maybe wolves being introduced again to the UK is a better option ? (not that I agree with it)
I read this today which puts some light on the balance of nature .
" For pastoralists like the #Samburu, more grass means more food for their cattle—one reason indigenous communities have begun relating to elephants, animals long feared, in a new way. The loss of elephants has a ripple effect on other animals and the people co existing with them. Elephants are the ecosystem’s “engineers” who feed on low brush and bulldoze small trees, promoting growth of grasses, which in turn attract bulk grazers like buffalo, endangered Grevy’s zebras, eland, and oryx, themselves prey for carnivores: lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards."