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Re: Gopher, back to the wild ? Cruel ?
But, why take the chance of taking something out that doesn't need to be. Suppose it's carrying a virus or bacteria that it picked up in captivity in SPITE of being in a different room. There are airborn nasties too.
I'm perfectly aware of all this. But as long as the animal in question is healthy and native to the area its being released, I just don't think its a very big deal. Thats what I'm comfortable with, thank you.
I think we have so little evidence to support either side, that it may be best to err on the side of caution. Take the golden frog for example. I believe it was Tracy Barker that was doing a study on the golden frog in S. America and (I could be wrong, paraphrasing) Dave barker had said on Reptile Radio that the golden frog is believed to be extinct in the wild. All because of hikers propagating a fungus (I think, it could be something else) when they tracked through the jungle. The golden frog has been nearly eliminated from simply walking!
Word.
I mean, going by that, if we really, truly want to make a difference, we should never go into nature again and just stay in our buildings and cars. This is not feasible.
Its like choosing to be a vegetarian to help the environment, yet still own/drive a car. You're really not doing that much. So people need to practice what they preach before they get on to me about saving the world, so to speak.
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