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De-exinction, yes or no?
Topic Started: Mar 1 2015, 08:56 PM (4,460 Views)
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I think the focus should be on more recent species, ones that were eradicated by humans. Might be a bad idea to start resurrecting species though, if we are able to bring species back from extinction what repercussions would that have for the protection of living species on the Red List? Would governments bother to protect them at all if science can bring them back?
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Mar 5 2015, 03:12 AM
I think the focus should be on more recent species, ones that were eradicated by humans. Might be a bad idea to start resurrecting species though, if we are able to bring species back from extinction what repercussions would that have for the protection of living species on the Red List? Would governments bother to protect them at all if science can bring them back?
That's a good point.

Or think it in another way: why should we put effort in de-extinction when we could put the effort in saving those on the brink of extinction?

(Personally I think the whole biodiversity crisis needs a shift in overall socio-cultural thought, and it is not only the biodiversity crisis.)
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Smilodon could endanger everything in its former habitat. Even the anaconda and caiman.
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Mar 5 2015, 03:37 AM
Smilodon could endanger everything in its former habitat. Even the anaconda and caiman.
I find it hard to believe smiles would endanger the invasive Anacondas, as they have been known to kill full sized gators, and smiles would have a hard time getting those teeth on an Anaconda.
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Yep I think smilodon would be a bad choice for reintroduction. To much environmental change has taken place, similar to the mammoths. There isn't a reasonable habitat , at least within the former range, to sustain them. A more realistic approach would be those recent species or those from areas unchanged since the time of extinction.
I don't think the habitat of the anaconda would be conducive to smilodon.
Edited by Ceph, Mar 5 2015, 03:49 AM.
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Since when is smilodon not a mega fauna specialist?
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Since when is Smiles a snake killer?
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Since when do smilodons create art?
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Since when did these questions become redundant?
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Edited by maker, Mar 5 2015, 06:45 AM.
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What is a challenge to a 1000 lb cat?
If a jag is half a match for an anaconda then S. populator is twice. Forget the teeth, use the arms!
And I thought this based on tapirs being literally walking hunks of meat for a cat this large.
Edited by Sleipnir, Mar 5 2015, 09:56 AM.
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Have you seen the damage Tapirs can do? It ain't pretty.
Edited by DinosaurFan95, Mar 5 2015, 01:38 PM.
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if we're talking about things we need, why not the honshu wolf? in japan you've got deer and boar everywhere, tanukis causing trouble, feral dogs,etc. they actually NEED wolves.
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Mar 5 2015, 01:37 PM
Have you seen the damage Tapirs can do? It ain't pretty.
I've seen the damage that they can do to humans but a human is certainly not much compared to the largest felid to exist, especially when you consider that smilo's usual prey is much more formidable than any extant tapir.
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I just don't think the tapir supply would be enough to sustain a population of smilodon. I would think a variety of large ungulates, perhaps even herds would be needed .
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