Comments on: Last Known Female Yangtze Soft-Shell Turtle Set to Mate http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ary http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-233627 ary Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:05:52 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-233627 ugh project on THIS! ugh project on THIS!

]]> By: Sammy http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61971 Sammy Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:12:09 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61971 Did the humans feel upset that they are destoying animal hibat and all animal got?If more humans is in he world the animal extint point is decreasing. It always made sence because of humans living. The factories keep destroying and polluting the river even the fish. The more number animal is ants, but they still want to extint now...S o don't keep like that!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did the humans feel upset that they are destoying animal hibat and all animal got?If more humans is in he world the animal extint point is decreasing. It always made sence because of humans living. The factories keep destroying and polluting the river even the fish. The more number animal is ants, but they still want to extint now…S o don’t keep like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: pac24@verizon.net http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61970 pac24@verizon.net Sun, 17 May 2009 04:38:22 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61970 thanks for the update, do we and turtles have a gennectic, sorry missed spelled, do we have the same aura or do we have dna , please tell me our mating is less than we can all believe we are all from the same;talk to us and we will be forever as one..... we can only be as one and we will perfail the turtle, the ghost and the clone will prevail.....makes me sad too.... more animals....less humans thanks for the update, do we and turtles have a gennectic, sorry missed spelled, do we have the same aura or do we have dna , please tell me our mating is less than we can all believe we are all from the same;talk to us and we will be forever as one….. we can only be as one and we will perfail the turtle, the ghost and the clone will prevail…..makes me sad too…. more animals….less humans

]]> By: Syren Franco http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61977 Syren Franco Fri, 08 May 2009 23:47:13 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61977 More humans = less animals. It makes sense. I hope the mating is successful but the genetic part is interesting... Maybe they'll end up cloned. And that makes me sad. More humans = less animals.

It makes sense.

I hope the mating is successful but the genetic part is interesting… Maybe they’ll end up cloned. And that makes me sad.

]]> By: Clayton B. Cornell http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61980 Clayton B. Cornell Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:10:27 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61980 "I think as long as we have viable members of the species left, we have to try." I can't argue with that. “I think as long as we have viable members of the species left, we have to try.”

I can’t argue with that.

]]> By: Gavin Hudson http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61979 Gavin Hudson Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:30:19 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61979 @anna: That's gotta be one of the funniest comments I've ever read. ^^ @anna: That’s gotta be one of the funniest comments I’ve ever read. ^^

]]> By: Jack Stiles http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61978 Jack Stiles Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:29:10 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61978 It is true that the population will have to undergoe the most severe bottleneck possible, but it has to be done, Maybe one day I will get to see one of these animals in the flesh. It is true that the population will have to undergoe the most severe bottleneck possible, but it has to be done, Maybe one day I will get to see one of these animals in the flesh.

]]> By: Bryan Nelson http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61976 Bryan Nelson Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:57:10 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61976 Clayton: There are competing theories about that. While genetic diversity would certainly be an obstacle for the new population, many believe that where there is life, there is hope. Given that there are only 2 other confirmed, known members of species, breeding with them is a possibility, though hardly a lasting solution. Eventually, they would have to breed with their brothers and sisters. In that case, scientists would have to do genetic profiles of the population and attempt to mate the most suitable pairs among them. If they reject one another as mates, then artificial insemination is a possibility. I'm with the optimists on this one. I think as long as we have viable members of the species left, we have to try. Clayton: There are competing theories about that. While genetic diversity would certainly be an obstacle for the new population, many believe that where there is life, there is hope.

Given that there are only 2 other confirmed, known members of species, breeding with them is a possibility, though hardly a lasting solution. Eventually, they would have to breed with their brothers and sisters.

In that case, scientists would have to do genetic profiles of the population and attempt to mate the most suitable pairs among them. If they reject one another as mates, then artificial insemination is a possibility.

I’m with the optimists on this one. I think as long as we have viable members of the species left, we have to try.

]]> By: Person http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61975 Person Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:19:35 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61975 " I guess they have to find wild mates for the children, assuming success? " Uh, I think the children will probably mate with each other. ” I guess they have to find wild mates for the children, assuming success? ”

Uh, I think the children will probably mate with each other.

]]> By: Clayton B. Cornell http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/22/last-known-female-yangtze-soft-shell-turtle-set-to-mate/comment-page-1/#comment-61974 Clayton B. Cornell Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:24:54 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2821#comment-61974 Wait a sec. Not to be a downer, but I thought the smallest legit population from a genetic diversity standpoint was about 40. I guess they have to find wild mates for the children, assuming success? Wait a sec. Not to be a downer, but I thought the smallest legit population from a genetic diversity standpoint was about 40. I guess they have to find wild mates for the children, assuming success?

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