tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post5994123525248440135..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: ExtinctionCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-73558276316027458922011-09-22T10:39:51.528-04:002011-09-22T10:39:51.528-04:00It is true that the guinea worm cannot exist witho...It is true that the guinea worm cannot exist without parasitizing humans; there's no way to make an accommodation with them. But I wonder how "deep ecologists" view this question?Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-46190584428850941312011-09-21T15:40:57.783-04:002011-09-21T15:40:57.783-04:00well, we probably have a bias in favor of higher-o...well, we probably have a bias in favor of higher-order species who can live separately from us, and against lower-order species (or whatever, in the case of viruses) that exist to kill us.<br /><br />we don't actually tolerate dangerous predators in our urban neighborhoods, even endangered ones.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com