Subject: [Tweeters] comment
Date: Jul 25 09:26:53 2006
From: William Kaufman - beaux at u.washington.edu




Ian Paulsen has stated the basic problem - the exponential increase in
human population .
It is the classic displacement of one species by another.
In this instance the species displacing all others , Homo sapiens, the
wise man, has, in addition to numbers and strength, a mind.
it is really no different than any dominant animal group moving into an
area, be it small or large or continental, and overwhelming the occupant.
However in this instance the dominant group with a mind has employed
technology to increase its domain, its niche.
Without intervention, the limiting of human population growth, we can
expect nothing other than the displacement, and extinction, of other groups,
e.g., nighthawks.
It is good and honorable to protect the environment and wildlife but
unless human population is limited the ultimate result is only delayed.

Bill Kaufman
Woodinville. WA