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"Yoj" dumped this in news:XqDhc.4153$eZ5.3365
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net on 21 Apr 2004: "Life will find a way." Chaos theorist Ian Malcolm in Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park -- Cheryl Interesting you should mention him. I gave a speech last night in which I quoted his comment about cloning: "You were so excited about the fact that you could do it, you never stopped to wonder whether you should do it." He was talking about cloning dinosaurs, but I think it's a very apropos comment for things that are going on today. I would have liked to have heard that! I like that quote. It has meaning to MANY things going on today. -- Cheryl |
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"Yoj" dumped this in news:XqDhc.4153$eZ5.3365
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net on 21 Apr 2004: "Life will find a way." Chaos theorist Ian Malcolm in Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park -- Cheryl Interesting you should mention him. I gave a speech last night in which I quoted his comment about cloning: "You were so excited about the fact that you could do it, you never stopped to wonder whether you should do it." He was talking about cloning dinosaurs, but I think it's a very apropos comment for things that are going on today. I would have liked to have heard that! I like that quote. It has meaning to MANY things going on today. -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
... "Yoj" dumped this in news:XqDhc.4153$eZ5.3365 @newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net on 21 Apr 2004: "Life will find a way." Chaos theorist Ian Malcolm in Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park -- Cheryl Interesting you should mention him. I gave a speech last night in which I quoted his comment about cloning: "You were so excited about the fact that you could do it, you never stopped to wonder whether you should do it." He was talking about cloning dinosaurs, but I think it's a very apropos comment for things that are going on today. I would have liked to have heard that! I like that quote. It has meaning to MANY things going on today. -- Cheryl That's true. It does. My club was having a movie theme night, and my speech was about memorable lines or scenes from movies. I also mentioned the cow scene in Twister, among other things. Joy |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
... "Yoj" dumped this in news:XqDhc.4153$eZ5.3365 @newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net on 21 Apr 2004: "Life will find a way." Chaos theorist Ian Malcolm in Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park -- Cheryl Interesting you should mention him. I gave a speech last night in which I quoted his comment about cloning: "You were so excited about the fact that you could do it, you never stopped to wonder whether you should do it." He was talking about cloning dinosaurs, but I think it's a very apropos comment for things that are going on today. I would have liked to have heard that! I like that quote. It has meaning to MANY things going on today. -- Cheryl That's true. It does. My club was having a movie theme night, and my speech was about memorable lines or scenes from movies. I also mentioned the cow scene in Twister, among other things. Joy |
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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote As a result, before the law came into effect, it is beleived that some private owners released their animals into the wild rather than the animal be euthanised or end up in someone else's zoo here in the UK or abroad. This I don't understand. Why would they not want them to end up in another zoo where they would have been looked after properly? Or maybe I could understand if they couldn't be sure whether they would be euthanised or sent to another zoo. But still. You'd think public awareness of the dangers of letting out non-native animals into the wrong environment would be at a level where no-one would dream of doing it. Obviously not. Just the other day, there was another hit on a mink farm here in Finland, and thousands of minks were let out. Personally, I think farming animals for their fur should be banned, but this is not the right way to go. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote As a result, before the law came into effect, it is beleived that some private owners released their animals into the wild rather than the animal be euthanised or end up in someone else's zoo here in the UK or abroad. This I don't understand. Why would they not want them to end up in another zoo where they would have been looked after properly? Or maybe I could understand if they couldn't be sure whether they would be euthanised or sent to another zoo. But still. You'd think public awareness of the dangers of letting out non-native animals into the wrong environment would be at a level where no-one would dream of doing it. Obviously not. Just the other day, there was another hit on a mink farm here in Finland, and thousands of minks were let out. Personally, I think farming animals for their fur should be banned, but this is not the right way to go. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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Yowie wrote:
This problem of "imported" species out-doing the native species is a major problem here in Australia, particularly when it comes to feral cats, dogs and pigs, although there are many other introduced species that are wreaking havoc in their own environmental niches (can toads, european carp, indian mynah bird etc etc). Aren't cats causing problems in the Galapagos islands, too? None of the animals there have predators, so they didn't evolve any fear of other animals. That's a big part of the charm of that area - the animals will come right up to you because they have no reason not to. But with cats on the island(s), many species will be in big trouble. And then there's the brown snake in Guam. Joyce |
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Yowie wrote:
This problem of "imported" species out-doing the native species is a major problem here in Australia, particularly when it comes to feral cats, dogs and pigs, although there are many other introduced species that are wreaking havoc in their own environmental niches (can toads, european carp, indian mynah bird etc etc). Aren't cats causing problems in the Galapagos islands, too? None of the animals there have predators, so they didn't evolve any fear of other animals. That's a big part of the charm of that area - the animals will come right up to you because they have no reason not to. But with cats on the island(s), many species will be in big trouble. And then there's the brown snake in Guam. Joyce |
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Aren't cats causing problems in the Galapagos islands, too? None of the animals there have predators, so they didn't evolve any fear of other animals. That's a big part of the charm of that area - the animals will come right up to you because they have no reason not to. But with cats on the island(s), many species will be in big trouble. Just got back from the Galapagos a few weeks ago :-))) What a fabulous trip! Yes, cats are a problem on some islands, along with goats, rats, pigs and several other non-mammalian species. However the scientists there are working on, and implementing some very clever schemes to eradicate pest species. They just need more resources and money to get the job done fast enough. And I can vouch for the fearlessness of the animals and birds - just incredible. The National Park has a policy for visitors: you can't touch the animals - but they can touch you! (And they do!) Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |
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Aren't cats causing problems in the Galapagos islands, too? None of the animals there have predators, so they didn't evolve any fear of other animals. That's a big part of the charm of that area - the animals will come right up to you because they have no reason not to. But with cats on the island(s), many species will be in big trouble. Just got back from the Galapagos a few weeks ago :-))) What a fabulous trip! Yes, cats are a problem on some islands, along with goats, rats, pigs and several other non-mammalian species. However the scientists there are working on, and implementing some very clever schemes to eradicate pest species. They just need more resources and money to get the job done fast enough. And I can vouch for the fearlessness of the animals and birds - just incredible. The National Park has a policy for visitors: you can't touch the animals - but they can touch you! (And they do!) Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |
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