[pollyannaish]

This is exactly what I don't understand. The basic premise of environmentalism is flawed when we can not tell the difference between extinction due to human over harvesting/encroachment and natural selection.

We are constantly told not to mess with nature, but they interfere with natural selection on a mass scale.

In any case, it solidifies my belief that most environmentalists (not conservationists) are crackpots in search of a god.

[presidio9]

Right. Either we ARE to blame because of "Global Warming," or we need to get busy minding our own business. It's the nature of the game that most species fail.