"It is time to let the Panda go"

[karohemd]

Interesting viewpoint and I think quite valid as "survival of the fittest" applies here and the panda is, quite frankly, too stupidill adapted to survive. It would be entirely different if all it took was to conserve or expand his habitat.

I'd be interested to hear what my naturalist/conservationist friends think about this.

(thanks to raggedy_man for the link)

Comments

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Isn't part of the problem that they are really specialised and wouldn't even touch your garden bamboo? (a bit like koalas who will only eat leaves from their tree but not quite that extreme)

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Not to mention they eat metric fucktons of the stuff, so I'm thinking the garden would be knocked flat within hours.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I think that's exactly what feanelwa wants. ;o)

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Excellent, we might get into the shed.

[chrisvenus]

If I remember correctly they can eat something like 50% of the species of bamboo and actively like about a third of that or something. I can't recall exactly but its something like those figures. Its certainly not just one type of plant that they eat.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Perfect. Bring 'em over.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

*nods* However, it most likely won't include feanelwa's variety.