[NatureNS] an article with an "admirable invasive species"

From: Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 13:33:30 -0300
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Yes a very difficult ethical topic - especially when you consider that the =
most invasive species is homo sapiens.
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> From: bckcdb@istar.ca
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> "...before the environmentalists among you get upset=2C I'm not suggestin=
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> that species invasions are good things. They're not. They throw=20
> ecosystems out of whack=2C crowd out plants and animals we already know=20
> and love=2C and generally cause trouble.
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> "But invasive species are living creatures=2C too. That's easy to forget=
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> amidst conservationist concerns=2C which can seem almost schizophrenic in=
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> treasuring some creatures (don't touch that tortoise!)=2C while actively=
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> encouraging the extermination of others."
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> This is a little simple-minded=2C and the list is biased towards large=20
> Animals (where's Succinea putris?)=2C but it does reflect the idea I=20
> mentioned in the recent exchanges about needing to love ones enemies in=20
> the struggle against invasive species.
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> fred.
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> Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
> Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm
> now in the field on the Thirty Years Later Expedition -
> http://fragileinheritance.org/projects/thirty/thirtyintro.htm
> Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/
> RR#2 Bishops Mills=2C Ontario=2C Canada K0G 1T0
> on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W
> (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/
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Yes a very difficult ethical topic - especially when you consider that the =
most invasive species is homo sapiens.<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>
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ca<BR>&gt=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&gt=3B Subject: [NatureNS] an a=
rticle with an "admirable invasive species" message<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B ht=
tp://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/11/invasive-species-gallery/ - <BR>&gt=
=3B "...before the environmentalists among you get upset=2C I'm not suggest=
ing <BR>&gt=3B that species invasions are good things. They're not. They th=
row <BR>&gt=3B ecosystems out of whack=2C crowd out plants and animals we a=
lready know <BR>&gt=3B and love=2C and generally cause trouble.<BR>&gt=3B <=
BR>&gt=3B "But invasive species are living creatures=2C too. That's easy to=
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rtoise!)=2C while actively <BR>&gt=3B encouraging the extermination of othe=
rs."<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B This is a little simple-minded=2C and the list is=
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it does reflect the idea I <BR>&gt=3B mentioned in the recent exchanges abo=
ut needing to love ones enemies in <BR>&gt=3B the struggle against invasive=
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eta Karstad<BR>&gt=3B Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicol=
a.ca/bmnhc.htm<BR>&gt=3B now in the field on the Thirty Years Later Expedit=
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R>&gt=3B RR#2 Bishops Mills=2C Ontario=2C Canada K0G 1T0<BR>&gt=3B on the S=
miths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W<BR>&gt=3B (613)258-3107 &lt=
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