alt Hacker NewsI find the ethics of these kind of predator reintroduction programs to be extremely dubious. I feel this story could be reframed easily as ‘American activists unleash genetically modified hunters upon the world’s poorest.’ Does anyone know of any material benefit that is expected to be gained by those who live with the dogs?
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ceejayoz • yesterday at 10:55 PM
> Does anyone know of any material benefit that is expected to be gained by those who live with the dogs?
Killing rats, rabbits, and other vermin prone to overpopulation?
titanomachy • yesterday at 10:22 PM
Are the activists American? I'd assumed this was a local effort, but I didn't see this mentioned in the article.
For the animal to not go extinct. That's literally the stated purpose in the article.
It's practically the same reason for all of Southern African conservation - to stop species going extinct from the continual human expansion.