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April 06, 2005

Saving the U.S.

It really bothers me when people try to tie wildlife conservation efforts into their otherwise unrelated, and often specious, world views.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/sfl-brmail703apr06,0,276292.story?coll=sfla-news-letters

You have to wonder whether this person owns beach property.

I am hearing more and more statements similar to the one expressed in the letter linked above. My first question is, in which mythical time and place have the issues raised by the writer not existed? Human beings have struggled with the issues she mentions throughout recorded history. People that make statements like the one below clearly have no clear understanding of human history, not to mention US history.

"Not so long ago, all life was sacred."

Not to mention the completely stupid statement:

"Giant portions of our population work to save whales, birds, trees and bugs. But they were more than supportive, they were eager for Terri Schiavo to die."

Where does the support for this statement come from.

Mostly I am disappointed that the South Florida Sun-Sentinel would publish material with so little basis in reality. Such things only serve to raise tensions that are already high and further divide people.

April 02, 2005

April Fool's

Did you pick up on this apparent April Fool's story that went out yesterday? It popped up a couple of places on the web yesterday, but not sure where it started:

Title: Turtle Slaying Pinned on Nintendo
URL: http://www.gamesmainframe.com/?view=article&article=125
Description: A massacre of sea turtles in a reserve in Mexico is being blamed on gaming industry ... again by watchful parents, after a tragic night in a sea turtle reserve in ...
Source: gamesmainframe.com, UK

Also at:
http://www.gamespot.com/nes/action/supermariobros/news_6121449.html