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kid pro quo

Wildlife management is known to control the population of certain animal species. It is prescribed due to some circumstance where the indigenous specie's numbers are problematic to its viability in its environment. The deciding taxonomy in this manner falls under the nomenclature that belongs to the human race's wildlife management. The procedure is called culling. Its practice has been done to control the populations of elephants, caribou, and other wildlife. Mostly it is practiced because the species perceived as overpopulous to their native food chain or projecting some hindrance to the well being of a neighboring human population.

This procedure of culling has also made its practice native to the human population. In the past the Roman military used it as decimation to manage their soldiers. Presently the human race performs abortions as culling within its own species.

The practice of culling is clearing recognized as what it is described to be. As a member of a race that would like to be called intelligent, this is what I see.

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