Re:Why scientists want to kill Pablo Escobar's hippos
by remarkEon on Thursday February 11, 2021 @02:37AM
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On the one hand, I want to believe that this is a good idea. 15k years really isn’t that long, and in geological timescales the climate and ecology isn’t that different.
On the other ... my penchant for Michael Crichton novels makes me skeptical, and I should probably acknowledge there’s some ethical issues with the provenance of these particular animals. That alone shouldn’t mean they need to be euthanized but it’s worth considering.
On the other ... my penchant for Michael Crichton novels makes me skeptical, and I should probably acknowledge there’s some ethical issues with the provenance of these particular animals. That alone shouldn’t mean they need to be euthanized but it’s worth considering.