Destruction and death are also part of nature. Another issues much like the Pike is the old growth redwood forrest. Theses forest where almost completly destroyed by the looging industries and poppulation development. So now we have set aside a few small pracels of what reamins of this ecological comunity and we guard with our lives. If some one was to come along and propose to start a fire in the forrest we would have public outcry.
People are very sensitive to destruction.
These forest thrive with peroidic fires that come through and clear underbrush and relase their seeds. The redwoods have thick fire resiant bark and can with stand occasional fires. In fact with out fires the underbrush becomes so thick that no young trees can surive because they don't have enough light. It needs to burn periodicaly to clear out dead wood or the brush becomes to thick and some native plants and animals can not surive. I am not trying to say that we should go out and kill fish and burn forrests and ask questions latter.