Abstract
In the name of protection and preservation of native endangered species, programs to eliminate exotic species have been launched in many parts of the world. The policy of what to protect and how to eradicate is not based on purely scientific facts. The relationships people have built with the living world around them are often emotional and interwoven with their personal and collective experiences. It is worth preserving and enhancing exotics as well as protecting native species. The eucalypt in California is an example of the thesis that calls for preservation of nonnative species on cultural, economic, and ecological grounds.
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