As the lives of leopards become increasingly more difficult, the need to understand them is becoming more urgent. DNA analysis can be a huge help in this regard.
Some American politicians have irresponsibly suggested that endangered animals in the U.S. should be allowed to go extinct because they falsely claim to have "successfully cloned" a dire wolf. This is not only misleading, but it also reflects a shocking misunderstanding of science. This is the level of ignorance we are facing in a so-called first-world country! The UK exhibits a similar mindset. People constantly overreact when we attempt to reintroduce certain raptors, insisting that "they'll eat all our sheep and game birds." It's unacceptable that any carnivore larger than a fox is not tolerated in these discussions. We need to challenge these misconceptions and advocate for a more informed approach to wildlife conservation.
Yes, ignorance of science is a massive problem, hard to believe where the world is at with all this now. I'm increasingly of the thinking that there's really not much that can be done about that at the moment with all the current problems, it really is down to the minority who do understand but even within that there is not enough actual action. A long road ahead.
Some American politicians have irresponsibly suggested that endangered animals in the U.S. should be allowed to go extinct because they falsely claim to have "successfully cloned" a dire wolf. This is not only misleading, but it also reflects a shocking misunderstanding of science. This is the level of ignorance we are facing in a so-called first-world country! The UK exhibits a similar mindset. People constantly overreact when we attempt to reintroduce certain raptors, insisting that "they'll eat all our sheep and game birds." It's unacceptable that any carnivore larger than a fox is not tolerated in these discussions. We need to challenge these misconceptions and advocate for a more informed approach to wildlife conservation.
Yes, ignorance of science is a massive problem, hard to believe where the world is at with all this now. I'm increasingly of the thinking that there's really not much that can be done about that at the moment with all the current problems, it really is down to the minority who do understand but even within that there is not enough actual action. A long road ahead.