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In reply to the discussion: WE HAVE MANATEES!!! [View all]

Think. Again.

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16. Your examples show...
Sat Aug 26, 2023, 08:56 AM
Aug 2023

...the benefits of restoring conditions to previous evolutionary balances.

Mitigation of and adaptation to ecological systems disruption is a different effort with intentionally different desired results.

Downplaying the fact that human activity is causing a possibly existential crisis, and replacing that discussion with the thin hope that we will make up quick fixes as we go along is dangerous and irresponsible.

WE HAVE MANATEES!!! [View all] elleng Aug 2023 OP
Wow! Easterncedar Aug 2023 #1
Whole Dolphins have become commonplace? Beartracks Aug 2023 #2
lol LoveTheDU Aug 2023 #22
Ocean too hot near Flori-what-climate-change-duh. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2023 #3
+1 2naSalit Aug 2023 #4
Makes me wonder if they have the same food sources that they do in Florida. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #8
OMG!! Duppers Aug 2023 #5
That's one of the scary parts... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #6
there will b winners and losers. mopinko Aug 2023 #7
You might not understand... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #9
or i might be well educated. mopinko Aug 2023 #10
Me too.... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #11
i learned that it's the environmental stressors that fuel the process. mopinko Aug 2023 #12
I agree with a lot of what you say... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #13
obviously. but mopinko Aug 2023 #14
Your examples show... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #16
i'm not downplaying anything. mopinko Aug 2023 #17
I can see we're taking two approaches... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #18
i'm for an- all hands on deck- approach. mopinko Aug 2023 #19
I am with you. Think. Again. Aug 2023 #20
most welcome. mopinko Aug 2023 #23
P.S. - bring rope. Think. Again. Aug 2023 #21
Maybe they're Democratic manatees Wicked Blue Aug 2023 #15
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