What if a superior race of beings were in control of our Planet and went about managing how many humans were allowed to exist simply based on population size...........What if this "ruling species arbitrarily decided that 30 million Americans instead of the current 230 million were enough to keep around---with the other 200 million allowed to be hunted, trapped and killed.................A horror most would state!.............Well, for the most part, that is how both the USFW Service and our State Game Agencies approach management of prey animals and carnivores...............Pretty sad to just manage other species numerically when you look at things from this perspective.............As with any sentient intelligent and social creature, culture, not just numbers, must be taken into account in maintaining optimum vibrancy and biodiversity of that species......................As the article about Sperm Whales below states convincingly--------"Species conservation should not be just about numbers. The definition of biodiversity needs to include cultural diversity. All sperm whales around the world are similar genetically. In fact, recent research suggests that all sperm whales may have descended from a single whale some 80,000 years ago".................. "But genetics may not be particularly helpful when conserving populations of cultural whales"............... “Genetic stocks, which we have traditionally used to manage and protect much of the world’s wildlife, simply cannot preserve the diversity of life".................. "Diverse systems are more resilient, and the most important diversity in sperm whales, as in humans, is in their cultural traditions"

CLICK ON TITLE OF ARTICLE BELOW TO READ IN FULL Opinion The Lost  Cultures of  Whales By SHANE GERO Sunday, October 9, 2016 The New York Times Or, copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://nyti.ms/2dJgoSm