Mass extinctions

[Juan Artigas]

I just read this abstract and thought it would be interesting to post the link here:

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080812_extinction

Dreadful!

[Philippe Burnel]

Not a surprise for me.
How many species will still exist in the end of this century ?
Unfortunatly I think there's nothing to do.
It's too late.........

[Juan Artigas]

Yes, it is sad to think the world wont give a damn if we humans get extinct in the process. The world, given the conditions, will recover, new species will populate the earth and one will study us in the future like we do study the dinosaurs. We wont be of their liking I presume...

[Alex Calder]

As sad as it may be nature maintains a balance and she shows no mercy. If we are on the cusp of a true mass
extinction then our ability to evolve will truly be tested. Though I personally question if we can evolve in the area that
means the most, our view of ourselves and the world around us.

[Bas Pels]

Those scienbtists will have a few hard nuts to crack: How those Tilapia-descendants ever came into America, for instance

I don't know, however, whether the doom scenario (all species die, so we will die too) will really happen. I'm not claiming no mass extinctin is going on, but be honest, it would be a shame if the pipa toad (Pipa pipa) would vanish from the earth, but I don't see any relation between this sorry fect and human survival

Still, no reason to kill the species thou

[Mack Emmons]

All i can do is shake my head and think how important it is that we have Species Survival/Maintenance Programs. Unfortunately, thats about all we can do.