Tagged: crazyambitious @BioHertitage_NZ

We can do better than Predator Free 2050 - Politecol

- Wayne Linklater • May 09, 2017 •

• crazyambitious @BioHertitage_NZ

I have established that Predator Free 2050 (PF2050) is not scientifically rational because it can’t be done and carries with it extraordinary scientific, political and social risks for gains that are less than required to address our nation’s environmental and biodiversity challenges. Instead of PF2050 it would be more sensible, lower risk and increase our chances of sustained biodiversity … Read More

Predator Free 2050 is scientifically flawed - Politecol

- Wayne Linklater • May 09, 2017 •

• crazyambitious @BioHertitage_NZ

Predator Free 2050 is good politics but it is scientifically flawed. It can’t be done. Predator-free 2050 was described as a “moon shot” but, actually, its an Andromeda Galaxy shot – unattainable. New Zealand’s, and the world’s, leading experts in animal eradication have already concluded that it is not possible to eradicate introduced mammalian predators from New Zealand. That … Read More