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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

If there is nothing to eat the insects life will soon
become unbearable, or do you propose bringinb back
DDT?
Why isn't peoples need to see animals sufficiant
reason for conservation?
Van Dell

--- Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com> wrote:

> Gene wrote:
> 
> >the state needs us to 
> >support the various programs desired by the
> populace, like hunting, 
> >fishing, birdwatching, 
> >
> I've noticed that much interest is generated through
> people's emotional 
> need to see animals.  Do you think that the planet
> would be much 
> different if the only land animals were insects? 
> OTOH, take away the 
> plants and you have a total disaster.  Except to mow
> our pasture, which 
> doesn't really exist here except where trees have
> been removed, it's 
> hard to find an actual need for eaters in an
> ecosystem.  I'd be much 
> better off if all deer and especially 'coons were
> fenced completely out.
> 
> Bill
> S. Oregon coast
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