Tell me that you care...

had the saddest lecture today ~~ conservational biology...

has anyone know, that the passenger pigeon, a bird that flocked in 2 billion in the early 1900 and eclipsed the sky wherever they went, were extinct in just a few decades? why? --because of excessive hunting of the pigeon and collecting of the egg.

has anyone know, that the cream great squirrel in singapore is now down to an "adam and eve" issue? (just 2 left, actually nobody knows whether it's a adam & eve, adam & adam, or eve & eve problem!) why? because the rapid lost of habitate.

has anyone know, that the project tiger, an international collaboration that spent 3 million dollars in the 1980s screwed up from 3000 tigers to a pathetic number of 20? why? because of the sudden change in the political world.

and the leather turtle, and the heath chicken, and the rhinos, and many many more...

it feels so hopeless looking at the pictures of the near extinct, displayed one by one in front of us, knowing that those species don't stand a bright chance to survive because the gene pool is insustainable. it feels so helpless that we haven't done enough to barely change anyting. it is so shocking that there are still so many people who think that it's not a big deal... tell me the truth, do you?

i won't go through the old story that the flora and fauna diversity in the world is a priceless gift for us. or nagging on about how selfish and distructive man have been. you've probably heard about it tons and tons of time. but, please believe me, the only reason that nobody is panic now is because nobody knows enough to be, or should i say, we all choose to turn a deaf ear just to continue to live in our comfort zone... i won't say much, there's nothing left to say. it's all our choice, to continue like this, and in the future we shall bear the consequences together!

the light i see is in the efforts of hundreds around the world, trying to fight against the remain billions, trying to educate and to reinforce , striving to make sure that we have a... not to say better, but "not that bad" future. the light i see, is from knowing that i can make a difference, no matter how small it may seem. the light i see, is dim, but is bright enough to guide me on my way...

i want to be a conservational biologist...