Comments on: Extinction

Extinction

homunculus — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 12:47:41 -0800

Lions in Africa are getting close to extinction. In fact, all the big alpha predators are in trouble. It may only be a matter of time before all the mega species disappear from the wild.

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 12:55:15 -0800

After reading this, pass on hunting these predators.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 13:16:17 -0800

I've got a great idea! Let's put all those big cats in zoos, where they'll be safe from hunters!

By: dgaicun

dgaicun — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 14:35:30 -0800

This is why life is depressing.

By: BobFrapples

BobFrapples — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 15:31:32 -0800

...and judging by the popularity of this thread, it's falling on deaf ears. When will mankind take to the stars, so that we can go ruin other planets and let this one heal?

By: lobakgo

lobakgo — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 18:24:11 -0800

It's not falling on deaf ears here. I just find it so depressing and criminal, that I don't know what to say. I feel like we're a virus sometimes. Actually, a lot of the time.

By: evilcupcakes

evilcupcakes — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 19:49:51 -0800

This is interesting. I work at the local zoo as a tour guide, and to the best of my knowledge lions are not considered and endangered species. No more so than almost every other form of wildlife on this planet is at this point. I would be interested in know more about what this scientist is basing his assessment on. Considering the fact that most endangered animals have fallen below a population of 2,000 (as in less than 900 mountain gorillas left in the world) I think with 23,000 the lions are way ahead of the curve. Not that we shouldn't be doing more to preserve their habitat anyway! It's obscene when you realize what is being lost everyday.

By: furiousthought

furiousthought — Thu, 02 Oct 2003 21:01:50 -0800

That's a pretty awful curve. As a kid I grew up on stories and pictures of the big cats. I don't want to live to see them die out.

By: eas98

eas98 — Fri, 03 Oct 2003 06:13:08 -0800

Humans: the biggest scourge on the earth. Mother nature is going to punish us one day, and nobody, NOBODY, can say that we didn't have it coming.