Re: NANFA-- environment and the presidency

D. Martin Moore (archimedes_at_master.localink4.com)
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 23:09:18 -0600

> I guess my bigger point is, captive breeding and reintroduction is not
> a panacea. As much as we home aquarists like to think that we can
> "save" a species, it's really a lot more complicated than that.

So, I guess, why bother? It has worked for other animals such as
the bald eagle. Obviously it is not going to fix everything. But I get
the distinct impression that some people feel it is totally worthless.

Prost,

Martin
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"Cry to it, nuncle. as the cockney did to the eels when she put
'em i' the paste alive; she knapped 'em o' the coxcombs with a
stick, and cried 'Down wantons, down!'"

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