WHOLE
SYSTEMS THINKING
When human beings and wildlife clash, trapping and killing is
promoted as the best and most expedient way to ease community
concerns. Although such "band-aid" approaches allow public
officials to tell the public that something is being done, the
effectiveness of lethal programs is short lived at
best.
And in acting hastily, a community can create even
more problems that have long-range ecological and economic
repercussions. For an example, read the true story of
the Topognas Grasslands Protective Association to see how the
systematic killing of coyotes, the natural predator of rodents,
multiplied the number of pests destroying grasslands and grazing
areas, with devastating results for ranchers.
Additionally, fishing practices, pollution, agricultural runoff and the rampant development of coastlines throughout the world is taking a devasting toll on marine animals, compromising the ecological health of the planet. Current human use of oceans is unsustainable and without dramatic changes in the ways the waters are exploited and enjoyed, the seas will die out.
Marine Ecosystems are at a tipping point, verging on a collapse from which they won't recover.
Little Blue
Society uses a proactive approach, making it
unique among other human-animal conflict resolution organizations.
We examine the whole ecological picture, and factor in the positive
and negative connections between each possible action before
recommending solutions on land and in marine environments.