At 03:31 PM 12/27/97 EST, you wrote:
>>From the 12/27/97 post of Michael Price:

>>(I'd wonder if for many of
>>them getting blown up by mines is a natural part of the life cycle--M) >>

>I detest the rape of the planet that continues to this day, but I have a
>difference with those who would place the life of an animal above that of a
>human.

Two points:

o Mike didn't say he would place the life of an animal above that of a human
o and for Mike, most of the creatures in the area aren't going to set off a
mine as they're too light to do so. A bunch of those mines are going to
be anti-tank, too - even harder to set off.

Hell, let's make it three points:

It would make a great preserve, I'm sure, for the very reason the Korean
researcher
stated. The land mines would probably reduce poaching levels, too.


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