OK, Alison had an article out yesterday afternoon or evening about the endangered Black-Footed Ferret, the only ferret native to North America. Go here to read the article. These guys were one of the first species listed under the Endangered Species Act, and this article deals with one of their last populations. This group was put out into the wild in an effort to reintroduce them to the area, but they decreased in population to 5 in 1997, after which they were given up on. Now there's 220 of the prolific little buggers. What a success! Unfortunately it suggests that species do better when we're not paying attention to them (this is not true).
Also, I am currently listening to Talk of the Nation, and they are having a discussion about the farm bill, and what it does to what we eat, including subsidizing the least healthy calories available; this is why junk food is so cheap, and why poor people tend to be overweight. Way to go gummint! Go here to check it out; you should be able to listen to the discussion soon.
Friday, August 10, 2007
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I beg to differ. Sometimes species do do better when we're not messing with them. Nature has a way... But thanks for knocking my article :)
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