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- ironhide, on 05/14/2009, -0/+11For those who don't consider this to be serious. Birds are major insect predators. Lose the birds, insect population explodes....bye bye food crops.
- jimfeet, on 05/14/2009, -1/+7Right - in the next 100,000 years or so that it takes a pigeon to evolve to replace a swallow.
You just proved how little you know about evolution. - jimfeet, on 05/14/2009, -0/+6You're right. The way we're treating the earth he probably won't live to be 90.
- whiledo, on 05/14/2009, -0/+6Sometimes I wonder if, when I'm 90, I'll be saying to the other 90 year olds, "You remember birds? I used to love laying in the grass and listening to them singing."
- TwistyMcFister, on 05/14/2009, -1/+5what about the Dodo bird........oh wait
- d3dm, on 05/14/2009, -0/+4What's "grass"?
- thescimitar, on 05/14/2009, -0/+4Love birds, they're fascinating creatures with complex social behaviors and extraordinary skills. I particularly appreciate raptors; if you're a bird lover on the east coast, I highly recommend visiting VINS in Vermont or The Raptor Trust in New Jersey. Many raptors contribute in a huge way to agriculture, particularly in the area of pest control. A few owls can effectively control huge volumes of small mammals without the use of traps, poisons, etc.
Birds are more than just feathers and song, they contribute to our way of life, even if we do not recognize it. - ironhide, on 05/14/2009, -0/+2This is 12% going to say the same when its 25%? 50%?
- dustinbolton, on 05/14/2009, -0/+2Time to invest in some pesticide-resistant GM crops by Monsanto! Mmm RoundupCorn(TM)
- inactive, on 05/14/2009, -0/+1The fact remains that wind turbines kill birds.
- L0t3k, on 05/14/2009, -0/+1I don't consider it NECESSARILY serious because the IUCN Red List is a mess. Really it's bound to be when it only has 7 steps... and nearly all of them indicate that a species is threatened or endangered.
As an example, go to their site and read the arguments for why, for example, the cownose ray is "near threatened". Their argument? There's ***** of them to the point where they're a nuisance, but maybe some day someone might, somewhere, maybe, threaten them. That's not "near threatened", that's "there's ***** of em".
I can't take these people seriously. I'd like for someone to find me an organization that will tell me the REAL status of species, with solid explanations and realistic estimates. I don't respect completely speculative and admittedly unfounded yelping. Do that, I'll listen. - minnepinne, on 05/14/2009, -1/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw
- urbanetruth, on 05/14/2009, -1/+1dugg for not catering to the anti-wind power crowd.
- Wargasmic, on 05/14/2009, -1/+1Evolution never stops.
- ryanstryin, on 05/14/2009, -1/+1The sounds of birds chirping and fluttering outside your bedroom window are a welcome sign of spring, but scientists have evidence that suggests birds are nesting earlier due to global warming. And the harmful consequences aren’t just for the birds, as this ScienCentral video explains. http://tinyurl.com/ckcylo
- Wargasmic, on 05/14/2009, -2/+1That's not going to happen.
- papashawn, on 05/14/2009, -2/+1Good, ***** birds.
- BingoPower, on 05/14/2009, -5/+1Any chance this is merely Evolution at play?
- Wargasmic, on 05/14/2009, -6/+1If one species of bird dies out another will take its place.
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