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Tweet of the Day (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2019 OP
What a jewel of a find for the biologist community Submariner Jun 2019 #1
Those were my first thoughts as well, that... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #4
This gives Trump something else to bomb. CaptYossarian Jun 2019 #2
I celebrate every time an extinct species is refound or pulled back from the brink. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #3

Submariner

(12,509 posts)
1. What a jewel of a find for the biologist community
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 05:07 PM
Jun 2019

I would travel there next week if I could to see such a sight, with the appreciation of being a retired 45 year career biologist. Although, I could do without the Puma peek-a-boo thing.

However, such a beautiful place would find itself on everybody's bucket list, and get overwhelmed and screwed up like Machu Picchu is experiencing right now, or worse. How many thousands would buy that frog from a poacher for their apartment terrarium? Honduran violence and poverty is rampant. I hope that does not doom this eco-treasure for the quick buck.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
4. Those were my first thoughts as well, that...
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 05:33 PM
Jun 2019

in this era, this beautiful place will eventually be exploited for something: tourism, timber or some other resource. Too many powerful people just don't care about anything but themselves.

If told about this, Trump's first thought would be "what a great place to build a secluded resort".....

I'm not naturally a cynic but on a global scale, I'm slowly becoming one.

pazzyanne

(6,556 posts)
3. I celebrate every time an extinct species is refound or pulled back from the brink.
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 05:21 PM
Jun 2019

Now we need to give them the space they need to continue surviving!

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