Thread: Is that a pukeko or a Takahe Oooops!

Originally Posted by gsp follower

not a believer in the each species loss diminishes us "pointer??

Frankly, no. I forget the percentage, but it is something like all the species alive at this point today are only 1% of all species that have ever existed on this planet. Extinction happens, and often for the smallest of reasons. Keeping a fat flightless pukeko alive with oodles of dosh when our own species needs all the help it can get astounds me.
I know the above statement has probably offended every kiwi who reads this so I may as well go balls deep.

Speaking of kiwis, at their present rate of decline despite our efforts they have 40 years. Sobering? Yep. Our current conservation model is as unsustainable as the species they are trying to save

Originally Posted by Pointer

Frankly, no. I forget the percentage, but it is something like all the species alive at this point today are only 1% of all species that have ever existed on this planet. Extinction happens, and often for the smallest of reasons. Keeping a fat flightless pukeko alive with oodles of dosh when our own species needs all the help it can get astounds me.
I know the above statement has probably offended every kiwi who reads this so I may as well go balls deep.

Speaking of kiwis, at their present rate of decline despite our efforts they have 40 years. Sobering? Yep. Our current conservation model is as unsustainable as the species they are trying to save

not neccessarily pointer i speak as one who thought the kaimanawa horses could eat or crap on the dozy little bollock moss who 99.9%of us will never see or want to, or whatever the excuse for knockin the shite out of them was.
its interesting if something cant handle the enviroment as it exists today given intence predator and competition control methods we have now.
does it deserve to be artificially allowed to prosper in isolation where one desease outbreak or a storm could end it all. ??