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To: combjelly who wrote (138739)	8/10/2001 12:17:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576894

Combjelly - Extinctions have happend throughout history. If the earth was so fragile that an extinction of a species or even a genus would through everything apart then things would be thrown apart all of the time. I didn't say that the extinction of the whales would have no impact on anything besides the whales. I could even add another instance where it would have an impact. Sperm whales are the only known predator of giant squid. What I did say is there would be very little impact on people. I did not say that their extinction is not something to be avoided. Nor did I say I oppose restrictions or even bans on whaling. The reason I support restrictions has as much to do with the individual whale as it does with their filling a niche as a species. Whales and other cetaceans along with apes are far more intelligent then most animals. If they are not actually sentient sapient beings they come closest. If I had a choice between saving the life on one whale or saving some endangered insect species that only has a handful of members left all at one small location, I would take the whale. Tim

To: combjelly who wrote (138739)	8/10/2001 7:40:09 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576894

Another example. In much of the US the larger predators have been eliminated. In areas that have large wooded areas, deer and other normally prey animals become a nuisance if humans don't step in to thin the numbers. Even then, since humans like to kill the strong and healthy and leave the weak and the sick, it has interesting implications for their future... More than a nuisance...deer are causing considerable losses for farmers in certain areas of the country. ted