in honor of someone who has been working with endangered species

we have this from national geographic

unfortunately it is NOT good news so very many are on this list. it IS good news though, that SOME do care (remember some don't - our king and his court say there IS NO global warming)

For the first time, hippopotamuses have been designated as threatened on the 2006 Red List of Threatened Species, released on May 2 by the World Conservation Union. Photograph by Chris Johns/NGS

Endangered Species List Expands to 16,000
Richard A. Lovettfor National Geographic News
May 2, 2006
See photos of selected species from the 2006 Red List >>
In the update of its Red List of Threatened Species released today, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) says that more than 40 percent of species that have been assessed worldwide are threatened with extinction.
These include a quarter of the world's coniferous trees, an eighth of its birds, and one-third of its amphibians.
Also listed are a quarter of all the mammal species that were assessed for the survey.
For the first time, polar bears and hippopotamuses are now designated as threatened.
Polar bears, the IUCN said, are likely to become one of the most notable casualties of global warming, which is melting sea ice on which they roam in search of Arctic seals.
Without enough ice, the bears risk being trapped on land, where they face starvation. Or they may drown in attempts to swim long distances. .....