hcastil3 - yes, those are possibilities that need to be considered and probable unintended consequences. There must be reasons why only 1 species is found in the Everglades currently.
Epiphyte78 - I think you need to provide some sort of a timeline to your proposal and acknowledge the types of issues that hcastil3 and others have mentioned. Further Andrew - I think - also raised the issue, and I am paraphrasing, whether its ecologically worthwhile to save the species/hybrid in the wild anyway. What does everyone say to that excellent question ?
On a macro level I also think that novel/far-fetched/out-of-the-box ideas have to be seriously considered as potential solutions to some of the problems facing conservation. I recently heard a radio interview where it was discussed that ivory poaching has increased to more dangerous levels because wealthy Asians are now stockpiling ivory because they think the Elephant is going extinct. I recently was part of a conversation on phal species where it was commented that current species are inferior to those found 50 years ago and the proposed solution was to backcross using older hybrids to try and re-obtain an original species. That's a decades long project too, if it ever gets off the ground.
At work we always approach problem solving by asking for input from everybody and listing the ideas, however seemngly ridiculous, on a whiteboard for further discussion. Its true that some of the best and effective ideas originate with people that you would least expect them from.....in other words not the usual experts. Everyone can have an opinion and it doesn't have to make sense all the time.
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