The article did say extinct in the wild.

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to the panda thing, i believe pandas are very fickle creatures and the reduction of their habitat has really hurt them, but as pat said, its also nature hurting them.

as for tigers, it may be what it is, its alot of space, but its still something worth serious conservation. and as godzilla said, if something is extinct in the wild, it is nothing more then a museum relic for the remaining specimens in captivity.

im also quiet enthralled with floridas conservation of the rare "key deer" which is an awesome animal.

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In my job, water and sewer design and construction, we run into hiccups on some of our projects due to Indiana Bat habitats, and I think the Chittenango Snail, not to mention a half dozen plants that are threatened or endangered. Most of the engineers I work with find this to be pretty troublesome and annoying, especially since none of these animals are particularly cuddly, but I like that there are rules in place to protect such species.

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I'm all for helping out the tigers, but going back to what Pat said about the US needing to help more because we have more money etc. I call BS.

The tigers main habitats are India and China...those countries have friggin space programs and massive economies now...it's not the 3rd world anymore. They need to step up and take some environmental and ecological responsibility.

I suppose that's what rubbed me the wrong way about the appeal from the WWF.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

not what i said. i said that's easily WHY they are reaching out to us for it. i'm not saying america has any moral obligations to pay more. if you're collecting donations for a mission trip somewhere, you're not going to the crack house of the neighborhoods.

and i'm too lazy to go back and read what i wrote, so if i did say we SHOULD pay more, it was a slip. what i meant was, they SHOULD ask us.

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- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

they sure dont APPEAR mean. my dumb ass would go try to pet them. i love animals.

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They are so majestic, and I would want to pet one also.

I'm sure if you were to not scare it, and it wasn't hungry, it would let you.

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nope

No. It doesn't fall on us at all. What a bleeding-fucking-heart-exemplifying-why-humans-will-cause-their-own-extinction response.

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Crazy scene from planet earth.

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I think over-militarization is more likely to cause human extinction than attempts to minimize human impacts on world and local ecosystems.

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I think "fixing" people with medical issues and then letting them reproduce is a pretty big issue.

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no way man, they are VERY territorial. it wouldnt let you get close. it would let you know, hey! piss off! and if you kept going in, it will hurt you.

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"Go out and run 'em."
- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

You are fancy feast for a giant kitty like that.

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