The part I liked about it was that the guy was into
mines, he wants to open one as a museum. How many of
those sorts of things are out there? Just wondering,
because an inkling of an idea for a thesis project
just rolled across my mind.
Aaron
www.aaronmarcavitch.com
--- "Larry E. Buhr" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ned,
>
> Points well taken: human-'resistant' would be a
> better term for
> nominally-bat-only grates on mine entrances: if a
> 350 lb. grate can be
> manipulated up a cliff with a truck, cable, and
> pulley, so can an
> oxy-acetylene unit or a crowbar+hacksaws+TNT, etc.
> And yes, filling-in
> of abandoned mines and other human-made depressions
> is a 'superficial'
> science for the most part. Still, interesting to
> hear of an example
> where a wildlife-protecting group advocates leaving
> a category of
> abandoned, otherwise hazardous industrial facility
> largely as is.
>
> Larry
>
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