guppychao April 7, 2008 Share April 7, 2008 study shows 90000 returning to the river as opposed to 775000 year before!!! wow!!!! http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/07/salmon.co...e.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger April 7, 2008 Share April 7, 2008 sad to see that happen... it almost seems we are killing this world one species at a time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 (edited) sad to see that happen... it almost seems we are killing this world one species at a time... We are, just see here - new species, first thing we do is drag it out of the water & kill it. Check the "seafood" list above. You'll note Blue Crab & wild caught Salmon are on the "okay" list, sadly both appear to be on the brink. Humans, as a species have become a cancer on the planet...........though unlike cancer we are a curable disease. Wonder what will take over when we vanish? Edited April 8, 2008 by ErikS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUsnakebyte April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 I just finished reading The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. I found it to be a great thought experiment on what the Earth will be like once humans have gone extinct and real life examples of how the Earth can heal itself without us around - contending of course with the numerous invasive species found world-wide. He also takes a look at what will be our legacy: glass, nuclear waste, and plastic by the billions of pounds, with a substantial amount of plastic debris already swirling in the Pacific Gyre. These will continue to exist until some microbe evolves to be able to process them... However, it was so very depressing to read the multitude of examples of how we have continually, time and again, destroyed whatever we have come into contact with. There were a few chapters on oceans and reefs specifically, which I was of course drawn to - but he covers nearly all habitats (rainfirest, dry forest, deciduous, grasslands, etc., etc.). A good read, and I recommend. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 The "docu-drama" versions on NatGeo & History were very good - how long it will take for the damage to be reversed. Interesting the timeline of some animals survial/thriving & then fading. Definitely very cool to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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