Roanoke Times: The evolution of life on this planet took millions of years to reach a state of diversity and relative species harmony. Undisturbed, life in nature’s various ecosystems, whether they be desert, ocean or tropical forest, can thrive and remain in a relatively stable biological balance. We now know, or should know, that all life is intimately connected. There are hundreds of examples where species survival, including our own, is dependent on the presence of unrelated species. Where would …