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NurseJackie

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2. It's a shame they couldn't have been bred in captivity and re-introduced.

Reply to DemocracyMouse (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2019, 03:38 PM

Feb 2019

It's a shame they couldn't have been bred in captivity and re-introduced. But if their habitat was being destroyed, they'd still die off. And moving them outside of their isolated natural habitat would have likely been a mistake too.

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Australian Rat Declared Extinct Due To Man-Made Climate Change [View all] DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 OP

And three other species went extinct in 2018 DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 #1

It's a shame they couldn't have been bred in captivity and re-introduced. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #2

A precursor of what is in store for future generations. jalan48 Feb 2019 #3

Can the mosquito be next please? LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #4

"Rat on an atoll" krkaufman Feb 2019 #5

Meanwhile, while a small number of peole here are discussing this critical news, DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 #6