<title>Comments on: Observations From a Grumpy Old Moth-man</title>
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<title>By: Raymond Watson</title>
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<![CDATA[ I think you may have overdone it a bit Tony, with the 5%. However it is undoubtedly the case that humans are taking over this planet to the determent of all other species except those we wish to keep for our own benefit. We have sped up the geological time scale of heating/cooling on our planet and are in the process of heading into a heating era of mass extinction. I think that will include us humans too but how long it will take is impossible to know. I don't see that the present day teenagers who have any knowledge of what is happening have any serious hope for the long term future. Perhaps Elon Musk's colonisation of Mars is the way out for our species! I started my Lepidopterist activities in the mid 60s and dropped it in the early 70s for several unavoidable reasons. I do not have anything I compare total numbers or species with the current day as the locations and methodology differ. I would also point out that whilst species in the UK have apparently declined there have been species added to our list from immigrants establishing and spreading here. Global warming has its drawbacks but it is encouraging some species. ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I think you may have overdone it a bit Tony, with the 5%. However it is undoubtedly the case that humans are taking over this planet to the determent of all other species except those we wish to keep for our own benefit. We have sped up the geological time scale of heating/cooling on our planet and are in the process of heading into a heating era of mass extinction. I think that will include us humans too but how long it will take is impossible to know. I don’t see that the present day teenagers who have any knowledge of what is happening have any serious hope for the long term future. Perhaps Elon Musk’s colonisation of Mars is the way out for our species! I started my Lepidopterist activities in the mid 60s and dropped it in the early 70s for several unavoidable reasons. I do not have anything I compare total numbers or species with the current day as the locations and methodology differ. I would also point out that whilst species in the UK have apparently declined there have been species added to our list from immigrants establishing and spreading here. Global warming has its drawbacks but it is encouraging some species.</p>
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