Well now I'm depressed...

[uberreiniger]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_re_eu/endangered_gorillas

I love how everything that happens on the African continent gets ignored by the Western world. Until it's too damn late.

Comments

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

True, but since humans took over the planet I don't think there have been many species that have gone extinct due to anything other than human interference.

[chade66.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, but the same could be said about mammals pushing out the dinosaurs. Still while man is playing his part in this particular drama with illegal poaching, Ebola is killing off far more gorillas than humans are. And it wouldn't surprise me if something a kin to Ebola eventually wipes us out as well.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Yes, but without the damage done to gorilla populations by humans in recent decades would the Ebola outbreak be hitting them so hard? That's the question. I don't think you can call mammals pushing out dinosaurs the same thing because habitat destruction for fun and profit is something that's pretty unique to humans. Poaching as well.