On 27 Feb 2007 10:09:30 -0800, "Olebiker" wrote:

On Feb 27, 11:03 am, Mike Vandeman wrote:
Yes, they are. You don't become a native species the day you arrive!
It takes a long time for the natives to adapt to the newcomer. Biology
texts are silent on this issue, especially on the issue of humans as
an exotic invasive, because they don't want to tell the truth about
humans. It's doubtful that ANY species other than bacteria and viruses
can change fast enough to adapt to humans. The North American
megafauna obviously couldn't. They went extinct.

If you truly believe this, why haven't you moved back to Olduvai
Gorge?

You obviously haven't read my paper. No matter where humans are, we
change too rapidly for anything but bacteria and viruses to adapt to
(successfully) us.

Those paleo-indians must have been some terrific hunters to bring to
extinction 135 species in maybe 400 years using only pointed sticks
and clovis pointed spears.

They we near Port Townsend, WA was a mammoth with a spear point in
its elbow, proving the point.
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I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande