Species at Risk

 

Man the Wise -- that's us, Homo Sapiens --

has a new problem. To add to humanity's

concerns over vanishing species those that

become extinct for many reasons, principally

that their habitat and food source diminishes

due to human predation. For this problem the

solution appears not to prolong the existence of

sensitive species at risk but to exterminate one

that troubles humanity by its existence. This

animal is a chimera, a breed that humanity

created in a cross between a wild boar and a

domesticated pig to breed attributes like a

heftier weight and faster breeding as a new

alternative for man's dinner plate. Escapees

have proven themselves adept at foraging for

themselves. Like humans they adapt to their

environment and swiftly learned to avoid traps 

set for extermination since human science has

concluded they are too destructive to the sacred

environment of forests where they thrive. Well

consider this: the pig genome rivals humans'.

Our intelligence has not precluded the ruination

of our natural environment yet tagging swine as

environmental disturbers signs their death warrant.