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それは、リチャード·ブランソンは、新しいアイデアを持っていることが判明; ワオキツネザルを保存するには (ワオキツネザル) バイ それらを彼のプライベートな英領バージン島に輸入する. 記事が指摘するようにブランソンに島を回すためにポンドと努力の何百万年を費やし “世界で最も環境に優しい島”. しかし、ブランソン氏は保存科学を放棄し、よりPRに適した方法でそれを書き直すことを決定したようです. 彼が望んでいるので彼自身の生態学的評価の注意にもかかわらずキツネザルが来る “…第二の島の生息地を作るために、そしてモスキートの条件は完璧です。” おそらくブランソンは、完璧という言葉の定義が “オリジナルとはまったく違うもの”.
OK確かに, 最初はアイデアは素晴らしいもののように聞こえます – キツネザルは絶滅の危機に瀕しています, 彼らに2番目の野生の避難所を与えてみませんか? よく, 保全庁のジェームズ・ラゼル博士は 31 ヴァージン諸島での長年の経験とそれを指摘しています “キツネザルは機敏です, 器用, アグレッシブ, これらの単純な島の生態系に有害な影響を与える可能性のある雑食性の動物. 彼らは絶対にすべてを食べます–トカゲ, フルーツ, ルーツ, 昆虫, 鳥’ 卵。” ああ、でも心配しないで, 霊長類を島に紹介しても悪いことは何も起こりません (導入された霊長類はフロリダキーを荒廃させる). ブランソンはキツネザルが “奇妙なゲッコを取る” (珍しい固有の矮星ヤモリのように チビヤモリ属parthenopion), 言うまでもなく、他の島には広がらないでしょう。 “水泳が嫌い” (ワオキツネザル水泳).
では、なぜリングテールなのか? それが最も絶滅の危機に瀕しているからではありません (ある たくさん 他の より絶滅の危機に瀕しているキツネザル), しかし、それは最も象徴的だからです. それが、このばかげたアイデアについて私を壁に押し上げるものです。. 彼は、侵入の可能性のある種を敏感な島の生息地に素朴に導入しているだけではありません – しかし、彼は保護の誤ったメッセージを広めているので. 遅い子供のように、ブランソンはそれを救うためにリングテールに急いで行きましたが、保全の背後にあるアイデア全体を完全に失っています. ワオキツネザルは代表的な種です, マダガスカルで起こっている荒廃に注意を引くもの. その故郷の驚くほどユニークで多様な生息地を表す1つのかわいいかわいい動物. しかし、リチャード・ブランソンがそれについて何か言うことがある場合はそうではありません. 誰もが愛する霊長類のために急降下して新しい家を作ることができるのに、なぜわざわざマダガスカルを保護するのか? やれやれ, 危機は回避されました. マダガスカルが燃えている間、リチャードはいじくり回す.
この気まぐれな島の動物園は単に保護を装っており、その背後にある本当のインセンティブは商業的だと思います. 今後数年間で、 “贅沢, 島に建てられたカーボンニュートラルな家”. 間違いなくそれぞれ数千万ドルの費用がかかる家の購入を奨励するための非常に素晴らしい計画 – そして、あなたはそれをしている間、世界を保護することについて気分が良いふりをすることができます. 結局のところ、バージン諸島にはカリスマ的な野生生物が不足しています; 自然は確かに億万長者の不思議の国を作成するというひどい仕事をします. 島の隣に来るもの?
多分… かもしれないだけ… ブランソンは博士を持っています. モローが最初に引っ越します.
I have heard similar ideas uttered as potentially good conservation efforts by professional primatologists, in full seriousness. Do you think there is a (negative) correlation between understanding of the environment and the charisma of one’s study organisms?
Not at all. There are lots of fantastic scientists who work on very charismatic species. The only downside is you get people who know nothing about them messing things up (like butterflies!). I think Branson is misguided here – he is going against the scientific advice in this particular instance. It just rings more of media stunt than honest conservation effort (they are even neutering all of the lemurs!)
Personally I don’t see the point of conserving a species if the native habitat is gone. If we can’t restore the habitat in the first place then why screw up another habitat just to protect the first species? Thats what zoos are for…
真剣に? How is there any conservation value if they will all be neutered? Sounds like he just wants his own private lemur island. And I thought John Varty was ridiculous for trying to establish a bengal tiger population in South Africa. At least that plan is just likely to fail and be a waste of money rather than possibly introduce a species that would cause drastic ecological problems… Sigh
You’re dealing with someone who operates inside a powerful reality-distortion field. This is a man who consumed vast amounts of energy and resources to carve a mansion into an island ecosystem, which he flies his private jet to visit, all while calling it “ecologically friendly.” Clearly, science and logic do not apply to Sir Richard.
It’s not so much the idea that is bad, but the how of it (but no one seems definitely sure of what his actual plans are, and in truth, they probably morph on a daily basis at this “pre-rendezvous” point). I think his initial idea was that he was going to release 3 species of lemurs: ringtails (which are tough, and generally hardy, and will eat pretty much anything, they don’t get sick as easily as other species); red-ruffed lemurs (finicky, and have done so-so in captivity, and in some places they have actually died prematurely; and sifakas (which are extremely hard to manage in captivity, they are fragile and die easily in captivity — sifakas are definitely a terrible idea). His idea was just to release them on the islands and let them have free reign of the islands. That’s all well and good for them (or not, depending), but what about the endemic biota? There are several species of endangered lizards and geckos on the island, and the ringtails will eat those up, for sure. True, lots of people have lemurs as pets (now that’s a really terrible idea, for many reasons), and in some ways this is no different than that.
But we are talking about letting a whole bunch of these “pets” run free all over one or two islands. True, lemurs cannot swim (the photos of a ringtail swimming show him right next to land) so they won’t be going over to other islands; that’s almost certainly not an issue. But Branson has a responsibility to take extremely good care of these animals, especially if they are left to run free all over the island (which everyone who knows these animals thinks is a very bad plan.) They need to have a crew of vets on site 24/7 to monitor the animals and make sure they are well cared for, not sick, getting enough to eat, など. Maybe even have a research team of people who are working on PhDs in primatology to follow the groups of lemurs and report on them. If poorly executed, Branson’s plan could doom many of the lemurs to deaths that could have been prevented. There is no data to show whether or not there are new pathogens that they will be exposed to that will be harmful for them — or the possibiity they may bring other pathogens into the islands. If Branson is dead-set on the plan, the best way would be to build large enclosures for the animals, and provide adequate (and costly vet care), and make all the colony or colonies are well-monitored.
Every single person I’ve spoken to (in a well-connected network of lemur specialists & conservationists) has said, in effect, “why on earth doesn’t he use his billions to help out poor old Madagascar so that the lemurs can stay there?” That’s a very good question. Perhaps he should do some of both — provide for some lemurs on this island AND help the reserves in Madagascar where the lemurs are under fire. There are lots of ways he could do this, and Madagascar definitely needs the help.
I hadn’t heard that they are neutering the lemurs in question … that doesn’t make any sense to me, as it seems part of the point of this would be to have a breeding, sustainable colony. 一方, maybe he only wants to neuter the first batch, and so how “the experiment” works out with hardier adults (no infants.)
Dear Moth,
Could you disagree with someone and not call him an idiot? No doubt Richard has his commercial reasons for being philantrophical but you really dont need to drag yourself into the mud for doubting his sincerity? Why dont you save the lemurs instead? And then not choose to spend your pocket money for global advertising in a hypocritical way?
Thank you for reading this since your time is so precious.
Harry.
Of course, I can respectfully disagree with you. You might be correct, I could be wrong in doubting his sincerity. And if anything that makes him less of an idiot for knowing how to spin the PR on his island zoo of neutered lemurs. But if he is sincere, I suggest that he sticks to the industry he better understands.
And that would be commercial space travel from a poor county in New Mexico.