Re: Last Japanese Crested Ibis Dies

"usual suspect" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> jriegle wrote:
> > It is a tragedy when a species is lost due to the actions of man.
>
> What about species which disappear without man's actions?

Sad, but that is nature. This bird is extinct from the wild because of the
actions of man.

> > The human world population should have never been allowed to
> > exceed 1 billion. Now it surpasses 6 billion.
>
> Ahh, written like a truly benighted follower of Reverend Malthus.
>
Reverend who? Many species have been lost or are endangered due to man's
expansion. Habitat loss, pollution, sport hunting, etc. are the reasons.
Even man's action of introducing a foreign species into another ecosystem
has decimated the indigenous population. The human population explosion in
the last century was enormous and continues. Nearly every aspect of the
ecosystem has come under influence by man.

Also, I not saying that certain race, religion or wealth of population
should be eliminated. I'm saying that it is unfortunate that our numbers are
what they are now.

Ahhh who cares anyway right? In several billions of years the sun will go
supernova and vaporize the inner most planets anyway. Go on plundering...
John