Posted on 26/03/04
If we don't give a hoot about spotted owls, what will move us?
You think you had a bad week last week? Be thankful that you're not an endangered plant or animal.A British study released on March 18 showed that butterfly species in recent decades have declined 71 per cent, bird species declined 54 per cent, and plant species showed a decrease of 28 per cent. Scientists say the study is further proof that we are in the midst of an extinction crisis akin to the one that killed the dinosaurs 63 million years ago.
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