100 Years After Her Death, Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Still Resonates

[Cowboy_Ken]

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smith...t-passenger-pigeon-still-resonates-180952445/

What I ask, is while we all enjoy our times with our Sulcata's, red foots, and Russians would our time and emotions be better directed towards those specie that today need us?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Its crazy how many millions of them that there where and that not even a few survived.
Right now. In our lifetimes, there are species going extinct.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very, very sad and horrifying.
But tip of the iceberg......http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33209548
Lobbying the Government here for the establishment of a new breeding colony of Northern bald ibis , Geronticus eremita.
The Moroccans are beginning to get smart regarding conservation, but the tortoises always seem to get left out, going to try to get some movement here, also. Off down south for some preliminary study on Monday.