Friday, September 17, 2010

More on the Serengeti "really bad idea" road

Found this article today about the travesty of a road across the Serengeti, which I posted about a day or so ago. This article has a map showing the proposed road and the proposed nature-sensitive alternative road proposed by scio-naturalists (I just made that up).

Scientists Say: The Highway Across the Serengeti Is a Terrible Idea

Quoting this article, which quotes another article:

Today in Nature, a group of 27 scientists chimed in on the project. Their verdict: It would be a biodiversity disaster.

Conservationists led by Princeton’s Andrew Dobson … argue the planned 2012 road would stop the yearly migration of 1.3 million wildebeests, the cornerstone species of the park, and harm other animals such as the 1.5 million zebras that yearly migrate as well. [USA Today]


OK, so this is a double no-brainer. It's a no-brainer to see what should be done; it's a no-brainer if Tanzania ends up building the road that bisects the Serengeti. Can't we (collectively) once, make the right decision here? Who has to get bribed to make this happen the right way?

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