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nice bird you got there omega
i can understand that your wife was pissed.
as for the grizzly things... man, this is such a bad idea on so many levels. don't get me wrong, i am not an environmentalist or something, and i love all my gadgets and toys of modern life, but this is just such a piss poor idea.
mankind has a really bad track record when messing with complex eco systems. besides renaturing still existing species (be it animal or plant) we more often than not make matters worse than not. oh, and as for "we know what we are doing"... i kinda doubt that, i guess the next big thing to prove that fact will be deep sea mining.
also the bear is extinct. the ecosystem has moved on and the situation has changed a plenty. leave it be. you don't just reintroduce an apex predator. wolves went extinct in germany some time ago. now they are moving back in from the east. kinda nice, the lynx is also repopulating. still, it is a major concern for the sheep herders in eastern germany. so far they have resortet to fencing and protector dogs (you know, those huge fluffy herding dogs who can stay outside all year). not sure that's the last part of this.
the last brown bear which wandered into germany was later shot because he took a calf.
sorry, if i am on the fence about this. like i said, i am not eco nut/tree hugger, but i firmly believe in the general stupidity of mankind in general.
btw, omega's right, the "showfloor" is kinda strange...

as for the grizzly things... man, this is such a bad idea on so many levels. don't get me wrong, i am not an environmentalist or something, and i love all my gadgets and toys of modern life, but this is just such a piss poor idea.
mankind has a really bad track record when messing with complex eco systems. besides renaturing still existing species (be it animal or plant) we more often than not make matters worse than not. oh, and as for "we know what we are doing"... i kinda doubt that, i guess the next big thing to prove that fact will be deep sea mining.
also the bear is extinct. the ecosystem has moved on and the situation has changed a plenty. leave it be. you don't just reintroduce an apex predator. wolves went extinct in germany some time ago. now they are moving back in from the east. kinda nice, the lynx is also repopulating. still, it is a major concern for the sheep herders in eastern germany. so far they have resortet to fencing and protector dogs (you know, those huge fluffy herding dogs who can stay outside all year). not sure that's the last part of this.
the last brown bear which wandered into germany was later shot because he took a calf.
sorry, if i am on the fence about this. like i said, i am not eco nut/tree hugger, but i firmly believe in the general stupidity of mankind in general.
btw, omega's right, the "showfloor" is kinda strange...