With close to seven billion people jockeying for space on this planet, you might think I’m joking with my headline. I’m not.
When my now-eight-year-old son, whose matter-of-factness startles me at times, was five, he asked his kindergarten teacher “when people would become extinct.” Not if…but when.
There are currently 585 endangered species in Canada. A number that grows daily. Many scientists believe that the rate of die-off is greater now than at any time in history. Others point to a warming global climate that will kill millions and create millions more environmental refugees.
What will it take to convince people that the time to act is now? Not tomorrow. Not when the economy is better. Not when the last polar bear is only in a zoo or we realize that maybe we needed bees to pollinate our crops.
Sure, overpopulation is a problem right now. But not for long…