AceCadet wrote:I feel this is where things get a bit hypocritical. What about parrots, parrots live upwards of 80 years. Cats and dogs live 20 years on occasion. You wouldn't release them just because its been too long. You can control colony size through protein. So why get rid of them? I don't think I could release my colonies after spending years taking care of them. They could be wiped out by pesticides, smashed by people, destroyed by construction. Isn't this the exact thing you are stating you would be "protecting" the colonies from by relocating them.
What I'm saying is that I am not in any position to keep something for 20+ years. I wouldn't keep a parrot, and I also think that dogs live for like 10 years...