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▲ 3 r/SpeculativeEvolution

How many species is too many when it comes to Seed Worlds?

Hello, I am currently building a seed world and as I continue to research what niches I will need filled to ensure a working biosphere and that the ecosystem does not immediately collapse, the more and more species I find that I keep having to add. I should note that most of these are not animals, but rather they are plants and fungi, e.g. I've found that I'll need Cyanobacteria and/or algae in the oceans and also fungi/moulds on land for decomposition to occur etc. I often see seed world having only around 3~5 species total when they are made, this might be in part because some of these projects choose to overlook what species of plants and fungi are present on the seed world in favour of just focusing on the animals, which is fair enough I guess. However, I can't help but feel like I am possible adding too many species to my own project. Which leads to why I wanted to ask this question, how many species would you say is “too many” to have on a seed world? particularly when it comes to the plant and fungi, should there only be a handful of species like with the animals or is it to have a slightly larger cast of non-animal lifeforms?

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u/The_British_Wolf_Guy — 4 days ago
▲ 65 r/megafaunarewilding

Footage of a cougar family in Northern Minnesota.

More footage from the Voyageurs Wolf Project camera traps of the Cougar/Puma family that has recently been sighted in Voyageurs National Park. I was going to post this to r/pumaconcolor, but they do not allow YouTube links for some reason, so I thought I would share this here instead, as I am sure some of you would probably like this.

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u/The_British_Wolf_Guy — 8 days ago
▲ 2 r/worldbuilding

Hello, I am interested in what wild canines you have in your worlds. Are they the same species that are found in real life here on Earth or are they fictional ones? And if they are fictional, are they more grounded and the result of realistic natural evolutionary processes, or are they more fantastical and the result of magic e.g. something like an "ice wolf" or a beast that is the result of genetic engineering etc.

What are their social structures, diets and ecological roles/niches like? etc.

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u/The_British_Wolf_Guy — 17 days ago
▲ 133 r/conservation

Awful news from the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park! At least 18 wolves have been killed by poison over the last few days, with scavengers such as vultures and foxes also being reported as having died due to poisoned bait left out in the National park! if anyone reading this lives in the region - in the villages and towns in or near to the park, like Pescasseroli, Opi or Scanno and you think you might know somethign that could help the invesitgation into this horrific crime or even if you just saw somethign that might have been suspicious, please contact the Police with that information as soon as you can! the investigation into this mass posioning is being coordinated from/based out of the city of Sulmona - the local police station there is located at 44 Sallustio street.

Disclaimer: I am not Italian, but I have a strong love for wolves, I am sharing this information here and elsewhere on the Italian speaking side of Reddit in the hope of raising awareness about this crime to increase the chances of the investigation finding the perpatrators of this crime against nature and brining them to justice!

more on this terrible story:

- Mass poisoning suspected as 18 wolves die in Italian national park | Reuters

- https://www.wwf.it/pandanews/animali/continua-la-strage-di-lupi-in-abruzzo/

- https://www.terremarsicane.it/lupi-avvelenati-nel-parco-il-monito-di-antonio-di-santo-gesto-criminale-ma-non-si-colpevolizzi-il-territorio/

u/The_British_Wolf_Guy — 28 days ago
▲ 12 r/wildlifebiology

eng: Awful news from the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park! At least 18 wolves have been killed by poison over the last few days, with scavengers such as vultures and foxes also being reported as having died due to poisoned bait left out in the National park! if anyone reading this lives in the region - in the villages and towns in or near to the park, like Pescasseroli, Opi or Scanno and you think you might know somethign that could help the invesitgation into this horrific crime or even if you just saw somethign that might have been suspicious, please contact the Police with that information as soon as you can! the investigation into this mass posioning is being coordinated from/based out of the city of Sulmona - the local police station there is located at 44 Sallustio street.

Disclaimer: I am not Italian, but I have a strong love for wolves, I am sharing this information here and elsewhere on the Italian speaking side of Reddit in the hope of raising awareness about this crime to increase the chances of the investigation finding the perpetrators of this crime against nature and brining them to justice! I am posting this story to any subreddits where it is relevant, again if you have any info that could help please share it with the authorities and also pressure your local representatives for harsher/maximum punishments for crimes like this.

more on this terrible story:

- Mass poisoning suspected as 18 wolves die in Italian national park | Reuters

- https://www.wwf.it/pandanews/animali/continua-la-strage-di-lupi-in-abruzzo/

- https://www.terremarsicane.it/lupi-avvelenati-nel-parco-il-monito-di-antonio-di-santo-gesto-criminale-ma-non-si-colpevolizzi-il-territorio/

- Italy: Poisoning suspected in deaths of 18 wolves in national park - BBC News

u/The_British_Wolf_Guy — 28 days ago