>Passenger Pigeons once flew over America in flocks so large

>>1910335
t.b.h if a flock of pigeons blot out my sun, I'd shoot those fuckers down myself.

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>>1910335
>want hoards of flying rats swarming around in the skies and shitting everywhere

Good riddance.

>>1910335

>And why is it still allowed today?

It's not. Based Nixon created the EPA.

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>>1910335
...As opposed to the buffalo that used to blot out the Earth...

>>1910335

Why is it that easy to kill pigeons yet you can't do the same with people?

But the whales, fuck there used to be a lot of those damn things before we discovered useful the oil was...

http://marinesciencetoday.com/2013/02/15/pre-whaling-how-many-humpbacks-existed/

>>1911177
pigeons don't have guns

>>1911190
Whales are gay. I would love to see those Japanese whalers sink those PETA faggots.

But it wasn't allowed. That's why they shot them.

>>1911168
Tragic
>>1910335
SKY RODENTS BTFO PRAISE AMERICA

>>1910335

Many, many people thought it was impossible that mere human activity could wipe out an entire species. Extinction then was like global warming now.

>>1911307
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Careful they don't get your mom while they are out there whaling, homie.

>>1911449
WIDF pls go

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>>1910335
"Send in the Pigeons"

Everything is allowed, ya dingus. There are no rules, only consequences.

If you think that's bad, wait until you're 57. A lot of animals you know off the top of your head are going to be extinct. And it's not going to be terribly good.

>>1911449
sheltered.txt

>>1912011
What. He was just saying whaling is harmful, how is that sheltered . It's just a fact. You can't cal facts sheltered.

>>1911990
>There are no rules, only consequences.
This is my new mantra. Thank you.

>>1910357
Those weren't common city pigeons, you fucking retard

>>1910335
Th historical accounts of passenger pigeons were obviously fabricated, the people must have been seeing locusts. When you think about it, such a mass extinction should have caused massive ecological disruptions.

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>>1912471
>When you think about it, such a mass extinction should have caused massive ecological disruptions.

The Mississippi river valley didn't start out as the world's largest continuous piece of farmland.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20669043

>>1912534

You realize that whenever loggers cut down trees, they are legally obligated to plant two trees to replace it in the future?

We're not running out of trees.

>>1910335
>Why was this sort of thing allowed?

Because slaves needed something to eat, and apparently, Passenger pigeons tasted good.

>>1912547

Slaves were allowed to have guns and hunt pigeons?

>>1912018
He didn't even say whaling is harmful. He just said praising whaling is contrarian.

>>1912546
I'm excited to hear when this "law" came into effect

>>1912546
Not to mention that cutting down trees without replacing them is just bad business for loggers. Most loggers I know own the land they log on... if they depleted its trees they'd go out of business real quick.

>>1912546

new growth =/= old growth

ask literally anybody who works on a tree farm.

>>1912546
It's not just about forest, it's about the loss of old-growth forest.

>>1912587
>>1912559

Pardon my ignorance but what makes old-growth so much better than new growth?

>>1912642

fuckhuge trees, balanced ecosystems, no soil erosion.

>>1911168
bison have been repopulated such that they are available in supermarkets