I would have hoped there would be a category that basically means "stop what you're doing, we're in danger of wiping this thing out in our ignorance".
For better or worse this is this is the case with too many species.
I'm not a huge treehugger, but this drives me to despair. [0]
Scientists estimate we’re now losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the background rate, with literally dozens going extinct every day. It could be a scary future indeed, with as many as 30 to 50 percent of all species possibly heading toward extinction by mid-century.
For better or worse this is this is the case with too many species.
I'm not a huge treehugger, but this drives me to despair. [0]
Scientists estimate we’re now losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the background rate, with literally dozens going extinct every day. It could be a scary future indeed, with as many as 30 to 50 percent of all species possibly heading toward extinction by mid-century.
[0] http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/biodiversity/ele...