Comments on: List of endangered species

List of endangered species

Gyan — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:35:01 -0800

The 2004 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources' Red List of Threatened Species.

By: Mr Bluesky

Mr Bluesky — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:05:49 -0800

I didn't notice the Gargantuan Oppressive Phlegmer (GOP) on the list? Shame. On a serious note, when one takes a second to let it in its clear we as a species are the ones on the verge of extinction. Sad times.

By: wilful

wilful — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:47:33 -0800

Well I'm even more depressed now. Of course, that's only the most rigorously, completely assessed animals, and so is very conservative. Here's some more depressing information.

By: brandz

brandz — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:32:32 -0800

By: moonbird

moonbird — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:01:43 -0800

Sad this posts like this get noticed the least. Thanks, Gyan.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:22:41 -0800

There's more : ( Global warming threatens to touch off another extinction pulse via Methane Hydrate - the mechanism that caused the Permian extinction that killed off 90% of species then living.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:33:38 -0800

Gyan, thanks for posting this.