Lions+Elephants in N.America!!!

[child of Thor]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4160560.stm

its not april the 1st, so i guess this must be serious. Anyway even though i agree that we should use our scientific knowledge to come up with decent solutions to various problems, i think we should be carefull with these kind of experiments.
I would have thought that after the experience of the grey squirel in the uk and cane toads in australia etc, our boffins would have realised the potential disaster non-native speices can pose in a particular enviroment.

So i'm caustious about the actual good this will do - why not use more native speices(like wolves/cougars etc)?

[OzzyKP]

North American Lions

[Kuciwalker]

Silly BBC. Don't they know you can only see lions in Kenya?

[General Ludd]

Re: Lions+Elephants in N.America!!!

Originally posted by child of Thor

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4160560.stm

So i'm caustious about the actual good this will do

It won't do any good.

[Winston]

If God had intended for elephants to return to North America, he'd have given them REALLY big fins, or an hitherto unprecedented jumping ability.

[Anaximander]

They could put them out in west Texas...it would give us another thing to shoot at.

[child of Thor]

Maybe its a russian plan to over run amercia with dangerous wildlife??

[Bill3000]

Re: Re: Lions+Elephants in N.America!!!

Originally posted by General Ludd


It won't do any good.

You need to read up on your ecosystem studies then.

[Thorn]

I approve this idea!

[child of Thor]

well it would certainly improve the genetic pool of all americans - you'll become superfit lion wrestling he-men(and women)

[Heresson]

Re: Re: Lions+Elephants in N.America!!!

Originally posted by General Ludd


It won't do any good.

[Mercator]

Originally posted by Anaximander
They could put them out in west Texas...it would give us another thing to shoot at.

Shooting poachers.

[General Ludd]

Re: Re: Re: Lions+Elephants in N.America!!!

Originally posted by Bill3000

You need to read up on your ecosystem studies then.

You need to read up on your ecosystem studies then.

[Immortal Wombat]

I'm sceptical, but I would be interested to see their research. At least if it is introduced megafauna screwing things up we have a decent chance of recapturing them. Toads and squirrels are unexterminatable, but elephants kinda stand out.

[Dis]

yeah, they are much easier to round up. Unlike the nutria rats along the gulf coast. nasty things. They **** everywhere.