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- by TreeHugger
- September 22, 2012
- 11:30 am
20. Mockingbirds
They may annoy you by mimicking a car alarm early in the morning, but mockingbirds are amazing creatures. Unfortunately, at least one species, the San Cristobal Mockingbird, endemic to the island of San Cristóbal in the central Galápagos islands, is endangered. There are only around 5,300 mature individuals left.
Nothing on Earth exists without a reason, without a purpose. Mother Nature is excellent at getting rid of things that don’t fill a function and thus what remains here is actually important — whether or not humans recognize that importance. Some species are on their way out through natural selection, but others (possibly even most?) are being forced out by factors brought on by we humans. Whether or not a species is beautiful, valuable to an economy, important to science or any other reason, it deserves recognition for its role in an ecosystem and effort put into conserving it in the wild. It’s not just the species making the news that need help — it’s also some that would surprise you.
Photo: YamezA
Read more: endangered species, endangered species list
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+ add your ownHow long before humans are added to the list???
it is very sad and makes me very angry to hear this,thank you for sharing
This is so sad, animals are in danger, our environment is in danger, so sad.
thnx for this
Frightening and revealing. There are so many reasons as modern man has forgotten that resources on the planet are finite and destroying the environment endangers us all.
A sad list.
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this is so sad. its such a shame we humans do this. we don't deserve to live on this beautiful planet
Crazy! I hope someone or a group can do something to help avoid extinction of these animals
This is shocking and unbelievable. What are we doing to our planet?
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