Ethics of Species Introductions

With our changing and quickly degrading environment, humans are trying to find fixes to help reverse our impacts on the Earth.  There are many ethical issues surrounding how much humans should be involved with changing ecosystems.  One of these issues that has many ethical implications is the reintroduction of species.  This is a relatively new concept in trying to repair ecosystems, but bringing a species, specifically animal species, can have widespread effects on the surrounding lands and peoples.  This section of the blog examines different areas in which species introductions are taking place and in some cases are controversial.

 

Video of Lynx being Reintroduced:  http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/lynx_reintroduction

 

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