NationStates Jolt Archive

Another species to cross off the list - the last Po'o-uli has died in captivity in Hawaii. It's the 14th species of Hawaiian honeycreeper to become extinct, so soon the whole group will be gone.

Not to worry; all this endangered wildlife just gets in the way of the tourists trying to get a suntan, and as long as the native *people* don't die out and can still perform their ritual dance-for-the-gods-and-get-tourist-dollars, no-one's going to complain.

Biodiversity is a liberal conspiracy.


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Nah, seriously, yeah it sucks, it's going to be a pretty barren world in a few decades.

Do you have a link maybe?

Damn, I was all ready to celebrate - I thought Brian May had popped his clogs.

Damn, I was all ready to celebrate - I thought Brian May had popped his clogs.
sick

EDIT: Me & Freud = reading "clogs" as "dog"

Damn, I was all ready to celebrate - I thought Brian May had popped his clogs.

You and I both!!! :)

I bet in about 500 years aliens are going to come looking for the Po'o-uli and when they dont find any...they are gonna destroy the earth then we'll see whose laughing won't we!!!!!!

Star Trek IV, anyone?

Star Trek IV, anyone?well, there were reports of a strange man in robes and wearing a headband poking around where the last Po'o-uli was held...

well, there were reports of a strange man in robes and wearing a headband poking around where the last Po'o-uli was held...

Sorry. I didn't mean to get in the way. :)

does anyone else not give a damn?

does anyone else not give a damn?

im with you

its tragic and all

well, no

but you get the point

Did anyone get to eat it?

It died in captivity? Was this like one of those hamsters that they used to have in first grade where they would let some kid take it home each weekend until some fat stupid kid would step on it?

Here is an article all about the Po'o-uli (http://www.birdinghawaii.co.uk/XPoouli2.htm)

Here is an article all about the Po'o-uli (http://www.birdinghawaii.co.uk/XPoouli2.htm)
:(
bah... no meat on a bird like that

Do you think Jim could fix it for me to eat a swan?

Film Actors Guild
what is that? you're one?

takes an 'actor' to know one...

LOL

From the article, I almost got the feeling that the bird was on its way towards dying out before we even uncovered it. I mean, it was discovered in 1979, on a fairly populous island. It must have been rare then too.

Biodiversity is a liberal conspiracy.


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Nah, seriously, yeah it sucks, it's going to be a pretty barren world in a few decades.

We'll be dead by then anyway.... ;)

We'll be dead by then anyway.... ;)

Secret plans for world domination, eh?