It seems to me the issue of endangered species comes with two schools of thought. One, which is prevalent now, insists that mankind has a responsibility to insure the continuation of every creature on the face of the planet. We have this responsibility because, according to proponents, mankind has caused or contributed to various animals and birds, and whatnot losing the will to either procreate fast enough, or can't do so
efficiently because we have disturbed some natural need or pattern of activity.
I will tell you this sort of thing does not seem to discourage human beings because in spite of doing things that may make life difficult for various creatures we show little sign of shrinking our numbers significantly.
The second school of thought comes from those who say that it must be part of a natural process that some animals, birds and /or insects go missing. Mankind isn't in charge of this problem. It's somebody else. We should not have to change a thing we do just because some under appreciated species of slug can't make it in the contest that we call "survival of the fittest" by adapting to changing conditions.
This brings us to the point. Some might say "at last!"
We have spend or lost literally billions of dollars over the years on the proposition we have the responsibility to not only protect all of God's creatures but in fact we must help those creatures repopulate the Earth. We spend public funds to raise, track, research, tabulate and photograph nearly extinct wolves only to end up shooting them all for doing what comes naturally to them and the very reason they were nearly wiped out to begin with. We spend public funds to raise Condors so we can reintroduce that prehistoric relic across the country, including our own backyard eventually if the completely disconnected scientists at the Oregon Zoo have their way. They can't wait to have another reason to stop cutting trees. I've talked with them about it. They get a gleam in their eyes when they talk about saving the trees for the Condors. Sea Lions? I shouldn't have to say a word about that debacle which creates a tourist nuisance but little else.
Personally I think that when we mess with the natural world in an attempt to erase our footprints, ignoring the fact that we are a part of that natural process we always end up failing to accomplish much of anything. We make things worse.
efficiently because we have disturbed some natural need or pattern of activity.
I will tell you this sort of thing does not seem to discourage human beings because in spite of doing things that may make life difficult for various creatures we show little sign of shrinking our numbers significantly.
The second school of thought comes from those who say that it must be part of a natural process that some animals, birds and /or insects go missing. Mankind isn't in charge of this problem. It's somebody else. We should not have to change a thing we do just because some under appreciated species of slug can't make it in the contest that we call "survival of the fittest" by adapting to changing conditions.
This brings us to the point. Some might say "at last!"
We have spend or lost literally billions of dollars over the years on the proposition we have the responsibility to not only protect all of God's creatures but in fact we must help those creatures repopulate the Earth. We spend public funds to raise, track, research, tabulate and photograph nearly extinct wolves only to end up shooting them all for doing what comes naturally to them and the very reason they were nearly wiped out to begin with. We spend public funds to raise Condors so we can reintroduce that prehistoric relic across the country, including our own backyard eventually if the completely disconnected scientists at the Oregon Zoo have their way. They can't wait to have another reason to stop cutting trees. I've talked with them about it. They get a gleam in their eyes when they talk about saving the trees for the Condors. Sea Lions? I shouldn't have to say a word about that debacle which creates a tourist nuisance but little else. Personally I think that when we mess with the natural world in an attempt to erase our footprints, ignoring the fact that we are a part of that natural process we always end up failing to accomplish much of anything. We make things worse.
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