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post #71 of 74
4/22/12 at 10:39am

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post #72 of 74
4/22/12 at 10:44am
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While were on the subject of "Save the whatever..." has anyone besides me noticed that the save the seals movement has died out? Wanna know why? hu.gif


Yeah, we've moved on to "save the polar bears" for some reason. Remember back in the late 70's, Greenpeace went out and spray painted a bunch of seals red so their pelts were useless to hunters? The seals were easily spotted by polar bears and every one of them were eaten. Even as a 8-9 year old I saw the comical irony in the situation.


True. but the real (not well publicized) reason was that one of the major natural predators of seals is the shark. More seals = more sharks. More sharks = more shark attacks.

 

To quote Robert Heinlein in his novel, Glory Road, "Please milord husband, I don't know all the answers in this case. I simply know that disturbing a natural balance is a matter to be approached with fear and trembling--and a very versatile  computer. The Nevians seem content not to bother the dragons."

 

Cause and effect.

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post #73 of 74
4/22/12 at 1:29pm

we trapped a coon in a live trap and then shot it with a .20 shotgun

post #74 of 74
4/23/12 at 5:58am

Since we've gone from off topic to some just plain rude comments, we're done here.

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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