Dear Howard and others –
Alexandre Antonelli has organized a letter to the WaPo editors protesting the appearance of this (ridiculous) piece, and explaining how it has gone off the tracks. I think there are at last 150 signators at this point, mostly from the systematics community. People interested might contact him. Cheers, Tom Thomas J. Givnish Henry Allan Gleason Professor of Botany University of Wisconsin-Madison [email protected] ________________________________ From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news <[email protected]> on behalf of Howard S. Neufeld <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 1:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Editorial on Not Saving Endangered Species All - This editorial, by Biology Professor R. Alexander Pyron, George Washington University, appeared in the Washington Post on November 22. The title is: "We Don't Need to Save Endangered Species. Extinction is Part of Evolution". I haven't seen any comments about this editorial on this listserve, but I can tell you that it will be a focus of discussion in my Honors class next semester. What do you all think about it? Click HERE<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/we-dont-need-to-save-endangered-species-extinction-is-part-of-evolution/2017/11/21/57fc5658-cdb4-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html?utm_term=.52c3dcfcad63> to access the editorial. Howie Neufeld -- Dr. Howard S. Neufeld, Professor Mailing Address: Department of Biology 572 Rivers St. Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 Tel: 828-262-2683; Fax 828-262-2127 Websites: Academic: http://biology.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/104 Personal: http://www.appstate.edu/~neufeldhs/index.html Fall Colors Academic: http://biology.appstate.edu/fall-colors Fall Colors Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FallColorGuy
