A California Condor was found to be suffering from lead poisoning (that’s an entirely different rant), but it had been shot by some ignorant hillbilly. What the hell would possess a person to take aim and pull the trigger at a creature on the brink of extinction. What purpose does it serve? Does it make you a tough guy or is it some redneck form of protest against “pinko environmentalists and their damned Endangered Species Act” (I’ve actually heard these words from the mouth of an ignoramus). When will people finally start living up to our higher purpose?
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Susan says:
March 15, 2009 at 10:55 am (UTC -7 )
If by “our higher purpose” you mean birders/birdwatchers and/or environmentally aware people, probably never. And although there are a million good reasons why they should, we still live in a country where each of us can believe and live however we want. But if by “our higher purpose” you mean humans as an intelligent race apart from beasts who don’t rationalize and look ahead to future generations and take action to preserve what is here now, then that I don’t have an answer for.