Species go extinct every day on our planet. Usually the problem is air, water, or habitat destruction. It's a loss that humans don't notice much. A little, gray, pygmy rabbit species just became extinct today in Washington State. I do mourn its loss. I think people should know that it's gone.
A few years ago, a snail species was lost forever. The last one was in an aquarium in a science lab at a university. After its death, they put a little sign on the aquarium:
NAME OF SNAIL SPECIES
150,000 YEARS B.C. TO JULY 18, 2004
The loss of a single species of life, forever affects the makeup of the Universe. I can only offer the words of Villanelle: “from the bitter searching of the heart, we rise to play a greater part”.
