Can Human Beings Redirect Their Need To Control And Consume The Earths Resources?
by C. F., Wellesley, MA The destruction of this planet can be accounted for by one simple fact: as inhabitants of the Earth, we feel we own it. We are convinced that the Earth and all species belong to us and are under our control. Mankind has demonstrated this destructive control in a mind boggling number of ways. The first incident occurred in Alaska when an air raid was declared against hundreds of wolves to force the caribou and moose populations to swell. Alaska’s motivation for the air raid was simple enough: if the caribou and moose populations swelled, Alaska would attract a great number of hunters and tourists. A similar event happened in China when former leader, Mao Zedong, declared war against the sparrows because he felt they were a nuisance. Millions of Chinese walked through the streets banging on woks and pans to terrify the birds, forcing them to stay aloft until they dropped dead from exhaustion. In Arizona, a mutant Chinese grass carp, a freshwater fish, has been put
