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Noah's Ark – The Sequel

Not an ancient legend, reworked throughout the ages, but an application of the idea to real world problems. An idea that could not only re-mediate the damage done in the Gulf by BP, et al, but could bring the Gulf ecosystems to a condition better than it was before the disaster.

Bill Finch, the director of conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Alabama has written a proposal as how the transformation can be accomplished. What he proposes is a recovery of not only the regions ecology but also the economy for the effected area. Further, the program would reverse some of the damage that has been done by development in the last few decades.

The first, and most critical, step is the "Noah Arking" of the endangered spieces (plant and animal) into safe habitats until the remediation is complete and then re-introduced. The methods used require no new equipment, no untried proposals, but would be labor intensive (which could help the unemployment in the area). If any project deserves "stimulas money" this one should be on top of the list.

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Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on June 23, 2010 at 11:50am

For some reason my link didn't show up so it's here

Permalink Reply by Glenn Sogge on June 24, 2010 at 8:45am

Does anybody know if the seed banks being built have any special focus on the endangered species of flora?

Permalink Reply by Jaume on June 24, 2010 at 8:58am

I may be mistaken, but I believe the one Bill Gates is involved with has.

Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on June 24, 2010 at 10:49am

I don't know what the priorities of the banks are but I would guess that endangered plants would be high on the list. Another emphasis is on the preservation of the wild seed stocks (to maintain the diversity of the gene pool of the species)

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on July 5, 2010 at 5:44pm

Cool idea actually. My sister used to be hugely into tropical fish. She was part of a club that specifically raised endangered fish for this very purpose.

Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on July 5, 2010 at 6:13pm

Saving endangered species by having them adopted and raised and/or bred is certainly one way of preservation.
The only indigenous wild dog extant in the US is the Carolina Dog, also known as the American Dingo and the Yellow Dog (which I'm convinced is the origin of the term “Yellow Dog Democrats” but that's another story).
The dog's range is reduced to the So. Carolina swamp country and human encroachment posed a serious threat to its survival. There is now several organization devoted to the dog and a sizable number have been adopted.