It was THEIR habitat before it was "ours" and we need to respect that. We are not all-powerful, and history has shown we do more damage to the envionment as a species than any other.
I'm speaking mostly of "white man." The indigenous population recognized that they were stewards of the land and could not understand how a white man could "own" it.
One needs to realize that man has been encroaching on wild habitat since we came to this country. The animals don't understand that. When their natural prey is decimated, they will eat what's available.
No disrespect intended Monkey Face but ...............
The indigenous population also accepted rape of young girls and torture of different tribes until death as common and acceptable practices.
They were not noble in much any way, didn’t have many of the virtues of “white man” and were “stewards” of nothing. They didn’t do more damage to the land as that would have required work other than hunting and fishing which we consider a pleasant pastime. I am part “indigenous population” and hate the 7 to 6 grind as much as they would have but I do it and oppose rape and real torture too.
They would have done some “encroaching on wild habitats” if they could have mastered the wheel as every other culture did.
It was not "their" habitat before we encroached on it...If a bigger and stronger bear (for instance) came into another bears territory and fought, whoever was the strongest became the "Owner" of the property as the weaker one was either killed or run off the territory.
..Nature in not some sweet little old lady, she sometimes is a bitch...
I will not give up my right to live on this earth to some other creature that has the potential to kill my loved ones..That straw man of "we are encroaching on their habitat" doesn't work with me anymore...
If man is the equivilant of a bigger and stronger bear, they can damn well leave our territory..
So I guess we have to just agree to disagree..