Re: mega-fauna

From: Thom Baguley <t.s.baguley_at_wy5q_TsvfJNxIxyRMBiYwo0b0sUG4oVekN9j_6pJQrL-YovQsac43C0ZlN-yad909gP>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:26:43 +0100


> From: David Dunham <david_at_XAWmNtdOEQFMZ3iNe6c-rr3yzIxgWBxRrJ_1sqiiRnydn55S2JL-vD6GEYZsejwOnKi_6DTtA7wxkq4.yahoo.invalid>
>You're speaking of Glorantha, right? Our world has a long tradition
>of taking too much. IIRC Jared Diamond gives a good explanation of
>the extinction of North American megafauna in "Guns, Germs, and
>Steel."

Yes, but while it a quick process in JD's terms it might not be for Dragon Pass (where humans have had only a few hundred years since the DragonKill). More likely that large mega-fauna are only now beginning to decline markedly due to over-hunting.

Thom             Received on Fri 13 Jul 2001 - 07:26:28 EEST

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