Human Interference - Saturday, August 17, 2024

We like to interfere with something we don't need to do. Some people say that it's the habit of humans. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? It always depends on the situation. Sometimes human interference could be great like stopping the extinction by putting the last of its kind in captivity.

A Golden Lion Tamarin at ZSL London Zoo
cc: CNN

Any interference we do, we should take it fullest with the responsibility. I see a parent who teaches his son a lesson about interference. There is a kitten and crows below the bridge. Crows surround the kitten and peck it. It looks like the kitten is their dinner. His son is kindhearted and wants to save the kitten. His father tells him:

Father: Son, to save the kitten, you must take responsibility. You need to take care of the kitten by yourself. You also need to feed those crows. Don't let them die because you steal their dinner. It's not a bad thing because it's how nature works. They are trying to survive. Preying on something weaker than them is common.

Father: Nature works like this. We don't need to pick a side or do something harmful to others. If you let them do it, you won't need to think anything.

After a lesson, his son doesn't want to help the kitten. Is it wrong? It's back to what you think. The kitten is dead but the crows are full. Looking at this side, we're sure to always think that a kitten is worth saving than a crow. What if no crow around again? Crows are often good birds that help control insect populations. No crows means missing one individual that helps control insect populations.

The bad thing about human interference is already recorded in history. A species is extinct because of the fear of humans. It's a Tasmanian Tiger. With the bountiful farming industry back then in the early 1800s, Tasmanian tigers had been a target of bad things happening in the farming industry. It resulted in a bounty system in 1830 by farm owners and It's growing when the Tasmanian Government stepped in with the bounty system in 1888 and 1909. The human interference really made a huge change and no one took the responsibility of Tasmanian Tiger extinction. Fun fact, I found an article that tells me about an ecosystem that experienced degradation following the extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger.

Tasmanian Tiger
cc: UNSW Sydney

We should know every possible way and keep our interference to a minimum. It's not good to pick a side and kill that we think "isn't worth living." Everything has its role in nature and so do us. Let nature do its job while we do what we can do aftermath. I'm still waiting for the news about scientists who want to bring back the wooly mammoth to this modern age. Many things are lost or become worse because of human actions. I hope we don't make the same mistakes as they did.

Have a nice day everyone!