Mar 4 2013: I'm sure this has been pointed out before, but I'd just like to mention again the prospects of domestication, or privatization, of the elephant.
Domestication has preserved many species of animals for, (I'm guessing) many generations. Dogs, rabbits, chickens, and other animals have had great succes. Despite the many abuses they suffer today, the one terminal privation they do not suffer from is extinction.
Domestication is not the easiest solution, but it is one guaranteed to work.
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Domestication has preserved many species of animals for, (I'm guessing) many generations. Dogs, rabbits, chickens, and other animals have had great succes. Despite the many abuses they suffer today, the one terminal privation they do not suffer from is extinction.
Domestication is not the easiest solution, but it is one guaranteed to work.