Re: Last Japanese Crested Ibis Dies

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.

Is man not part of nature?

> > > 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? 

Malthus. M-A-L-T-H-U-S. He was an influence on Darwin, but his own ideas 
focused on the "decline" of man and the human condition in the 19th 
century. He's remembered for some pretty extreme ideas related to 
controlling population growth.

> Many species have been lost or are endangered due to man's
> expansion. Habitat loss, pollution, sport hunting, etc. are the reasons.

Better them than us, don't you agree? Or are you a spiteful little 
misanthrope?

> 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.

Are we or are we not part of nature? How many species went extinct 
before mankind appeared on the scene? Go on, go look at the fossil 
record and compare that to your "chicken little" scenario.

> 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.

You don't like people? Whom would you like to kill off first or prevent 
from reproducing? How many kids do you have?

> 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...

Your false idol Malthus thought the earth's carrying capacity was a lot 
less than it is now. I think we're managing pretty well, even despite 
all the negative nabobs like you.