sciam.com — Today we are witnessing what some experts believe to be the "sixth wave of extinction," a species diminution that appears to be the handiwork of humankind. Experts estimate that the current extinction rate is somewhere between 100 and 1,000 times higher than the background rate.
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Closed AccountMay 22, 2007
@ariastar:Have you ever heard of Natural Selection?Wombats just didn't make the cut. They were voted off the island. They have become unproductive. Mother natures way of dealing with unproductive beings, is by allowing them to die off - permanently.They were basically "fired" from the Ecosystem of the Earth. Let's hope those wombats believe in Jesus, because if they don't they will burn in the hell of the all loving god.
kdrlxMay 22, 2007
No tigers ? With only ~5000 around the world, how many years can the tiger chip in ?
thefaithfulMay 22, 2007
"it's called biodiversity and the balance of nature."If you believe scientists then the biology and ecology of the earth has changed so much even without the influence of humanity. So why are spending money and effort on preserving species that are not able to naturally adapt?
szandorMay 23, 2007
What the f**k does that have to do with this situation?And ANY new species discovered is well-publicized in scientific journals.Moron....
szandorMay 23, 2007
Your understanding of natural selection is so off-base I'm surprised you even attempted a comment. Go read a f**king biology book and come back when you can comment without looking like a five-year-old.
cjduffmanMay 24, 2007
Wow He did not just quote Wikipedia
blackwaterlilySep 12, 2007
But you see, Pandas are not becoming extinct due to the cycle of nature, but due to the stupidity of human kind. They are not dying of natural causes, but because we are killing them off by removing their homes and food sources. If your house, along with the rest of your community, was completely destroyed, and all of your food sources cut off from you, by the actions of other humans, would that be murder, of the cycle of nature?