North american Lions, elephants, and cheetahs?

Allosaur Al · Post by **Allosaur Al** » 28 Aug 2005, 15:32

Wow...
I'm not quite sure what to think.
It seems that there are plans to relese african wildlife onto North America's great plains to both restore America's past biodiversity, and save many of these species
from Extinction.

Here's an article in this subject:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2124714/?nav=navoa

Many of the animals being selected once roamed north america but died out during the effects of the Iceage and overhunting by early humans.

It is likely that their return to the wild won't affect native species who once lived alongside these animals anyway.
However I have to wonder what people living near these areas would think?

What do you guys think?

Dr.A · Post by **Dr.A** » 28 Aug 2005, 20:11

Get the tranks ready.

nissin · Post by **nissin** » 28 Aug 2005, 20:26

Sounds a little crazy. /wacko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" />

rextheovermind · Post by **rextheovermind** » 29 Aug 2005, 03:15

Yeah, that idea is total crackpot and has many many people already pointing out the very bad idea that it is.

Those animals went extinct for a reason, and reintroducing them will not only end up in most of them dying within a few years, they'll throw existing ecosystems into utter chaos. Even though they may have lived here before, they died out VERY long ago, and the animals living her now have adapted to survive without them in the food chain. And introducing a whole 'nother species into the food chain isn't something that can be done on a whim. There's a reason all these processes take millions of years. /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

Hmm... kinda the same thing they were arguing about in the dinner scene of JP. lol

god_that_failed · Post by **god_that_failed** » 29 Aug 2005, 17:39

id better cancle the trip to see the north amerian plains, dont want to get eaten by a cheetah.

Allosaur Al · Post by **Allosaur Al** » 29 Aug 2005, 19:23

Heh and you thought the ranchers got a little upset when they reintroduced wolves.
I doubt they'll be thrilled about adding lions. hehe.

sPitter of the Rats · Post by **sPitter of the Rats** » 04 Sep 2005, 23:33

If I were Prez, I'd totally make this happen! And why stop there? America will be the megafauna capital of the world! I'd also introduce...

Meerkats
Giant Anteaters
Anacondas
Tigers
Lions
Rhinos
Camels
Meerkats
Elephants
Jaguars
Tapirs
Giraffes
Komodo Dragons
Meerkats
Ostriches
Penguins
Kangaroos & Wallabies
Wombats
Tasmanian devils
Kinkajous
Zebras
Chimpanzees
Gorillas
Orangutans
Mandrills and every monkey sPecies known to man
Gibbons
Meerkats
Emus
Rheas
Impalas
Pikachus
Baboon sPiders
Llamas
Alpacas
Kudus
Water Buffalo
Galapagos Tortoises
Galapagos Iguanas
Meerkats
Warthogs (Hakuna Matata, baby!)
Sugar Gliders
Pandas (Red and Giant)
Chupacabras
Flying Fox Fruitbats
Ibexes
Mountain Goats
Parrots of all kinds
Hornbills
Godzilla
Capybaras
Gambian Pouched Rats
Cheetahs
Hippopotpmi
Asses

Am I forgetting anything? Oh yeah. Meerkats too!

Then I'd kick back, watch CNN talk about what a horrible idea it was and watch humans fend off attacks from animals they never expected to deal with!

chase · Post by **chase** » 05 Sep 2005, 17:36

Coo- coo....... How many people did it take to come up with that list? It would make a nice Zoo though.. YES and Meer Kats are good hunting.. Oh and watching americans fend for them selves... that sounds like another president (or presidents) that I Know of.....

sPitter of the Rats · Post by **sPitter of the Rats** » 06 Sep 2005, 21:04

I'm gonna breed a super intelligent strain of Meerkats that'll replace mankind! You're gonna be THEIR prey, buster!

chase · Post by **chase** » 06 Sep 2005, 22:45

10-4
mean while,. I'll be flinging poo at the chimps...