ABSTRACT
Usually the preservation of rare and fragile species is seen as being a delicate affair, best not left in the hands of the amateur.2 Especially in the circles of environmentalists, sound science and technology are seen to be better equipped to ensure the presence of certain selected species.3 The result is that most preservation schemes, at least in Flanders, seem to be governed by a purely scientific-technological paradigm. Nature preservation is thereby often reduced to a technological practice aimed at maximising biodiversity.
