Endangered species. Does anyone care? Elephants, gorillas, tigers, rhinos ....

[Flaxbee]

10. Thanks for all replies and keeping this from sinking so fast!

I just got back to this post and it's quite late here; I'll respond more tomorrow.

I do agree with most that overpopulation / habitat destruction and encroachment is the main threat (aside from people's bizarre medical / sexual beliefs). It seems that population control / reduction is such a difficult topic to discuss; people get outraged and self-righteous so quickly. Procreation is so hard-wired into the human brain (well, all species, but we're supposed to be advanced enough to manage our instincts) we seem incapable of rational thought once the desire for a child kicks in (in areas where birth control is an option - not talking about the areas where women have little to no choice, which is where most population growth occurs).