Fluffy Tiger SyndromeA Kansas girl was
killed by a tiger while posing with the animal for a senior class picture.
Let's hope this is the nail in the coffin
for this proposal:
If a group of US researchers have their way, lions, cheetahs, elephants and camels could soon roam parts of North America, Nature magazine reports.Dr Donlan said that large tracts of private land are probably the most promising place to start, with each step carefully guided by the fossil record and the involvement of experts and research.
"We are not advocating backing up a van and letting elephants and cheetah out into the landscape," he said. "All of this would be science driven."You know, there was a time when that would have made me feel confident. The "scientists" pursuing this plan are trying to convince people that we need a large-scale predator at the top of the food chain. Of course, we already have one; it's called man. Yes, deer and mustang populations are getting out of hand; the answer is to allow more hunting. But that gets in the way of the fluffy deer agenda, so the answer is to import some lions, heh?
The other side of the argument is that this will preserve the animals in the wild. That's nice, but nowadays the ability to preserve animals outside the wild is much better than it used to be.
Glenn Reynolds
talked about this awhile ago. The problem with reintroducing large predators is that they will lose their fear of man pretty quickly, as have cougars in the Denver area.
Tim Worstall
has more.
John Hawkins
has a terrific idea for a new reality series.
