On 31 Aug 2008, at 01:16, Chuck Bennett wrote: > > Well, the fact is that they are not by any stretch of the imagine > endangered. > > Endangered Species n. > A species present in such small numbers that it is at risk of > extinction. > > By that measure Polar Bears or simply not endangered. > > > > "In the Davis Strait area, a 140,000-square kilometre region, the > polar bear population has grown from 850 in the mid-1980s to 2,100 > today. > "There aren't just a few more bears. There are a hell of a lot more > bears," said Mitch Taylor, a polar bear biologist who has spent 20 > years studying the animals."
2100 is a lot then? As opposed to nearly 7 billion humans. _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
