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Whatever your opinion about a military-industrial complex possibly running amok, you might agree that the state of endangered wildlife deserves some radical brainstorming. Today, sometimes the plowshares plunder while the swords save. It is slightly creepy to celebrate military tools, sponsored by corporations and conservation NGOs, being repurposed this way.  But these are truly times that try men’s souls.  We will chalk this one up as net-gain innovation.