<story><title>The decline of baleen whales has led to a decline of krill, researchers find</title><url>https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2021/11/03/researchers-findles-eat-expected/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hirundo</author><text>I wonder if our own species would be improved by the return of predators, say one t-rex or sabertooth per every x population. The population control would reduce our carbon footprint. Spending on chronic medical conditions that make people slower would be reduced. There would be more incentive to exercise, less lassitude and boredom. Increased violent sudden death could be considered a drawback, but look at the big picture.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>telesilla</author><text>Our most reliable and proven form of population control is the education of girls. If we truly care about saving the species this is the most effective route available to us in the next generations along with ending the use of non-renewal energy&lt;p&gt;Impactful funds you can support:
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<story><title>The decline of baleen whales has led to a decline of krill, researchers find</title><url>https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2021/11/03/researchers-findles-eat-expected/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hirundo</author><text>I wonder if our own species would be improved by the return of predators, say one t-rex or sabertooth per every x population. The population control would reduce our carbon footprint. Spending on chronic medical conditions that make people slower would be reduced. There would be more incentive to exercise, less lassitude and boredom. Increased violent sudden death could be considered a drawback, but look at the big picture.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mc32</author><text>That’s ridiculous.  In parts of India and Africa, people live among tigers and they fend themselves off just fine.  In rural America we have bears and we fend them off.  Sure cities lack those predators, but cars make up for that.&lt;p&gt;You just want more Covid, but I bet you don’t actually want more covid.</text></comment>