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Chat on ""WILL ANIMALS ADAPT TO ANOTHER HABITAT........" dated October 18, 2010 Susan Sharma: Hello Vaibhv Vaibhav Shete: hi maam Susan Sharma: The subject is quite intriguing. What is you take on it? Vaibhav Shete: it is most important problem wildlife will face now so... Vaibhav Shete: how will endemic species survive if habitat is destroyed Susan Sharma: I think the answer is they do not survive Susan Sharma: Most of them simply press the ESc button and go EX(TINC)IT Vaibhav Shete: maybe but we will have to create artificial or temporary habitats for them or exitinction!!!!! Susan Sharma: Can you create an alternate ecosystem? Vaibhav Shete: man may develop some sort of alternative Vaibhav Shete: we cant let them go extinct Susan Sharma: Do you know of any such initiative? Vaibhav Shete: no but if i find i'll let you know Vaibhav Shete: one example: where will malabar gliding frog hibernate if tropical rainforest are destroyed!!! Susan Sharma: But Vaibhav, I feel that the biggest mistake conservationists rare making is to think of extinction species wise or individual creature -wise Susan Sharma: We see the M. gliding frog going extinct but we do not see the ecosystem it is supporting going extinct Susan Sharma: We can may be recreate the habitat for a couple of frogs -kind of Noah's arc Vaibhav Shete: yes you are right but endemic species will not be able to reintroduce Vaibhav Shete: and creating malabar habitat is very difficult Susan Sharma: But they cannot stay in the Ark for long-they need to go back to the ecosysytem which nurtured them Susan Sharma: I feel sad none else from IWC even found the topic interesting-none else in the chat room! Vaibhav Shete: yes cause they will need to make some changes in their body as they did in evolution time Vaibhav Shete: well i have invited some pple Susan Sharma: yes, I think they will evolve again or more likely, many will give up and go extinct Vaibhav Shete: and there are some species that may adapt themselves like the nilgiri tahr which needs grasslands Vaibhav Shete: we may introduce them to some other grasslands and they may flourish Susan Sharma: What is the adapting behavior shown by Nilgiri Tahr? Susan Sharma: Are you thinking of Cheetahs too-they will adadpt to Indian grasslands if reintroduced? Vaibhav Shete: yes i think so because if herbivorous like chinkara are there they (cheetah) Vaibhav Shete: can survie Susan Sharma: I see. that is a good view point. Vaibhav Shete: but i would be difficult in some cases like some species that need tropical forest Susan Sharma: Can humans prioritize who to bring back from extinction and who not-depending on availabilty of space/environment Vaibhav Shete: the answer is genetic progress Susan Sharma: what do you mean by genetic progress? Vaibhav Shete: doctors should create clone or genetic forms of endangered species Susan Sharma: That is quite doable today with the progress man has made in medical sciences Vaibhav Shete: and we can increase population to conserve Susan Sharma: Well, that is interesting Susan Sharma: but then we are again back to availabilty of habitat for the increased population Vaibhav Shete: but alternately we will atleast save them from extinction Susan Sharma: I think some one must work to save the 'honey bees" which are getting endangered. Your solution will work for them Susan Sharma: If you know of any such effort please write in. I can even think of starting a special column for you Vaibhav Shete: it may but first cutting of hives for honey should be made legal Susan Sharma: You can keep sending more info on the topic as and when you get it Vaibhav Shete: yes i will tell everything to you maam Susan Sharma: What has cutting of hives to do with honey bee extinction? Susan Sharma: did you mean legal or illegal? Vaibhav Shete: tribals cut down hives at high rate to gain money as they sell honey but some times eggs may get carried with hives Susan Sharma: OK. Vaibhav Shete: so that should be made legal and controlled to avoid so Susan Sharma: Vaibhav, I appreciate your clarity in trying to solve some complex problems- Hope you will continue to work to save wildlife Vaibhav Shete: i am ready to die for wildlife Susan Sharma: Whatever I can do through our club, just ask. Vaibhav Shete: that so kind of you maam Susan Sharma: Thanks for coming in Our one hour is up. Vaibhav Shete: thank you Vaibhav Shete: felt nice chatting with you regards Susan Sharma: For now, I am going to close the chat room. Thank you.

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