Sustainable us - not!

With few exceptions, modern human beings are the only living beings that think it is a good idea to completely eliminate the competition.
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Nature is not a merciless struggle to survive.
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It is a vast network of checks and balances that ensures each species occupies its proper place. 

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Indeed, the extinction of any species usually has negative consequences that spread throughout the ecosystem.
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Often to the detriment of even its former prey.
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Are the deer better off when they are finally free from the tyranny of the wolves?
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Only if you think starvation, bark stripping, and the degradation of the entire forest ecology are an improvement.

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The improvements to the overall eco system of Yellowstone since the reintroduction of wolves several years ago are much greater than any had imagined at the time.
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In the same way that over fishing has led to an increase in jelly fish blooms, which is a direct result and an undesirable effect of the elimination of fish species.
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Next we could look at human over population and ask what is that bringing?
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Elimination of trees around the planet.
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Reduction of top soil.
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Overuse of water
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Reduction of water tables globally
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Increasing urbanisation with attendant slums
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Every imaginable type of pollution.
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Notice anything here?
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Without talking about the social consequences the list does not look very encouraging.
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Humanity is at a point where the same sudden explosion of unexpected consequences may erupt as have already in other areas.
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It did not have to be this way
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Lets hope next time around we can be a little bit less greedy and more involved in creating sustainable checks and balances.
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Accepting that we are the servants of nature, and not as we deluded ourselves its masters.
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What a joke!
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What a waste of our potential.