tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507971071895999602.post6811599880664367432..comments2022-11-16T15:01:27.839+00:00Comments on The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: Extinction and metaphorCaspar Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667141284390082748noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507971071895999602.post-66124104640932545002008-05-30T08:09:00.000+01:002008-05-30T08:09:00.000+01:00According to Wikipedia (viewed 30 May 08), the Ame...According to Wikipedia (viewed 30 May 08), the American Harpy Eagle's <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy_Eagle#Status_and_conservation" REL="nofollow">conservation status</A> is 'Near Threatened': <BR/><BR/><I>The Harpy Eagle is threatened by logging and hunting throughout its range, in large parts of which the bird has become a transient sight only: in Brazil, it was all but totally Caspar Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667141284390082748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507971071895999602.post-49268428914149387062008-05-30T08:06:00.000+01:002008-05-30T08:06:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Caspar Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667141284390082748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507971071895999602.post-41528930826907524762008-05-30T00:11:00.000+01:002008-05-30T00:11:00.000+01:00A couple of points about Olivia Judson's piece: 1....A couple of points about Olivia Judson's piece: <BR/><BR/>1. The quagga is not a species, but a subspecies. <BR/><BR/>2. It is not extinct. <BR/><BR/>3. The Harpy Eagle, named as endangered, is not endangered. <BR/><BR/>4. The story on extinction is not quite as grim as some would make it out to be. <BR/><BR/>For more, see >> http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com