The manner in which, we are degrading the natural forest, and its habitat for unplanned development, had created a serious threat to our survival. The recent pandemic is a stark reminder of our way of dealing with nature. I think, its high time, when we have to rekindle our-self for more awareness, in days to come.
Dear Professor Ozodbek Abduraimov
Very rightly said. It had made us to think in this direction quite urgently.
Dhiraj Kumar
I tend to think you're absolutely correct, this pandemic is very much caused by packing people together in unnatural surroundings. And secondly, in this precise case - behaviour which any sensible person with a knowledge of nature would every get involved with. Bat caves are a place to avoid, they're known vectors for a long list of viruses and bacteria and the cave itself filled with potentially infectious materials. But here they did not just search for the bats in some cave but brought them into the city - where a cluster of people facilitated a fast spread of this virus.
The unregulated trade with pets have caused several other problems, the list is very long indeed.
It is a bit funny with the reply of herr Braun, as I have lived 19 years of my adult life as a reindeer herder with exactly the kind of lifestyle he describe in the second post. And that work is even more area intensive than just 10 sq km. But no I did not find it either miserable or dangerous. Animals are only dangerous if you do not know how to treat them right or behave correctly. The only incident I had with a bear happened years later during biological fieldwork, a female bear that growled at me. I acted less sensibly by not backing off, since I did not wish to come back another day. So the circumstances of this incidence was just because I did not act the way I were supposed to - and in a standoff that lasted a few minutes she backed off anyway. In 99% of all bear encounters they move away as fast as they can. This including one female bear who had two cubs, and I accidentally came over a ridge and got very close. Her main interest was to send the cubs away, and she did pay no attention to me more than a quick look to see what I were doing. The idea that bears with cubs attack humans is due to the extremely stupid behavior of persons who wish to touch her offspring. And that they can be found alone do not mean they're abandoned, she is often close and might even be watching.
Every action has a reaction. We will be paid back in the same currency for our excesses on nature.
This is the self-fulfilling prophecy of pollution and environmental degradation that we prefer because it is economically cheaper in the short term.
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