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@tommy: I'm thinking along the lines of dholes and cheetas for the predators and bactrian camels, tapiers and llamas for our missing herbivores. BTW, Happy Holidays.

Hmmm, small to medium predators? Like the Caracal? Or the Ocelot? Little cats like that? Or some Australian Dingo? Such an intense study would be awesome to participate in.

I never mentioned anything about promoting large mammals in an area where they once were, I said it would be contradictory because a human attempt at such a cause is from what the term's oppositte definition is. But a leopard would be a better fit in North America than a cheetah.

@tommy: I feel otherwise. A cheetha would be a better fit as they are less agressive toward humans and have a specific species that they would be preying on, the Pronghorn. Ever wonder why they're so damn fast? The American cheetah,

But leopards are very shy towards humans, themselves... I would say a leopard would be better because they're more of a survivor, and their diets consist of everything, opportunistic hunters, they are, says Joda.

I meant, Yoda...

@tommy: Ah, what you meant, I knew, young Jedi. LOL. It's possible that these are escapees from private owners who don't want to fess up. Or it could be a melanistic strain of the cougar (not Demi Moore-type). The best way to tell outsidfe of a live capture, is get a hair sample with roots and test the DNA. In any event I'd stil like to see that rewiliding our land needs. It's been almost 13 thousand years since we had the biota the continent needs.

Do you think we have the biota for new animals now?

@tommytooclean I think if we start slow with the base of the food chain it'll be a good start. Reintroduce some herbivores that have been missing: wild horses, camels, musk oxen, and others. There's a lot of data on the plans for this. It's an interesting read. The biggest stumbling block is between human and carnivores(and elephants).

Just throw them in our national parks or something? Where's the ideal place?