Thereby turning what should have been a sober learning process into a contorted dishonest political farce. A farce forced on us by special-interests employing disingenuous jokers such as the "Lord" Monckton or this current rising star Mr. Jim Steele.
'Think locally, ignore the global.'
His tactics:
Obsessive focus on flaws in extremely challenging wildlife population studies.
Misrepresent the scope of those flaws and the learning process.
As an excuse to:
Ignore the physics of atmospheric greenhouse gases.
Ignore the fact that industrialized society has increased our planet's atmosphere's insulation medium (GHGs) by nearly 40%.
Ignore the fact that our climate system is a global heat distribution engine.
Ignore the overwhelming observational evidence of continued global warming.
Employing:
Political theater to dismiss well established science.Political theater to disparage dedicated professional scientists.
The magician's tactic of distraction and sleight of hand.
The Serengeti Strategy which is explained here and here.
For a detailed look at how I've arrived at and support my conclusions here's the index for my 2014 articles specifically focused on understanding Mr. Steele's "Landscapes and Cycles" game. Stay tuned, given continued health, there will be more.