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Given that the alternative is their eternal absence, and the total loss of a species, options are quickly disappearing. The best place is in the wild, but the worst place is as stu…

How bad of a thing would it be to place all ~7,000 into captivity, to preserve the species? How likely is that to fail, and how detrimental would it be to individual cheetahs?

Haditha Dam seems to be similarly impressive: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Haditha,+Iraq/@34.2573113,... I guess it doesn't have the same structural problems, related to a bad…

People had the same complaint about the space program in the 1960's. That it was feel good fluff. That it was a boondoggle with no substance. And if you watch old movies, you'll he…