it was amazing reading such a thorough and detailed rendition of the plight of the buffalo.
Humans can be cruel and blind at the same time. this is what has hurt the ecosystem. I knew all along that people have destroyed Africa in the guise of keeping animal population in check. After reading your article, it seems like America has pretty much done the same.
One wonders what would have happened if America were not so capitalistic.
Don't you wonder at how little respect mankind has for nature? do we have any reason to be proud of our existence at the top of the food chain?
will man get his comeuppance one day from a totally unexpected direction?
i dont think it is easy to find the courage to serve as a witness to the excesses of man as he continues terra forming nature to further his exploits.
beautifully written article as always.
The more I read, the more upset I became by the foolish, selfish, cruelty mankind can exhibit towards other beings. We can never seem to reach a balance with nature and our surroundings, especially when it means limiting our own population increase. Instead, we eradicate other species, remove and change their environment to suit our needs and never learn that we can only do that so many times and our own species will have become unsustainable.
The most painful images I have in my memory are those of animals suffering because people are too self-centered to understand that we are not the only ones with feelings and innate rights. Even seeing someone cut an old tree to improve their view angers me.
Why can we not get along with Nature's solution to maintaining life on Earth and establish limits for ourselves? If we do not, Nature will certainly come up with a correction of some sort we will find thoroughly unpleasant for our maladjusted species.