Man’s influence on the environment saves a species from cruel, cruel nature
September 22, 2011
A University of Wisconsin botany professor has discovered a new species of sunflower on an itsy bitsy island in Lake Superior.
Yeah, I know, who cares? Well…
“The species is known only from one population along the trail used by hikers moving along the ridge that forms the spine of the island,” (Prof. Robert R.) Kowal says. “The plants are probably saved by the trail. If the area was allowed to go to forest, this species would probably be shaded out and go extinct.”
Human activity is saving this species from extinction!
Via Althouse.
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Oil saved the whales, too!