Comments on: The prairie chicken is gone http://philloseth.ca/2009/12/the-prairie-chicken-is-gone/ enroute observations by Phil Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:16:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Linea http://philloseth.ca/2009/12/the-prairie-chicken-is-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-9300 Linea Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:48:35 +0000 http://philloseth.ca/?p=1353#comment-9300 Marc and Phil, I've never heard extirpated in regards to a species either. My definition of it comes from what we do to nerves (ie:pulp tissue) when we do a root canal. We extirpate it. It is removed by us. So I think it sort of involves an action on our part that causes something to be removed, not a natural process. That is a beautiful bird that we have lost as part of our fauna. (are birds also fauna?) Especially considering that only 100 years ago there were a million of them. We do tend to take over the world destroying as we go, don't we. Marc and Phil,
I’ve never heard extirpated in regards to a species either. My definition of it comes from what we do to nerves (ie:pulp tissue) when we do a root canal. We extirpate it. It is removed by us. So I think it sort of involves an action on our part that causes something to be removed, not a natural process.

That is a beautiful bird that we have lost as part of our fauna. (are birds also fauna?) Especially considering that only 100 years ago there were a million of them. We do tend to take over the world destroying as we go, don’t we.

]]> By: Marc http://philloseth.ca/2009/12/the-prairie-chicken-is-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-9299 Marc Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:49:28 +0000 http://philloseth.ca/?p=1353#comment-9299 Right. I *knew* you used "extirpated" for a reason...nearly used it myself. I think I opted for "extinct" because I didn't think I should use a word I couldn't define! :) Right. I *knew* you used “extirpated” for a reason…nearly used it myself. I think I opted for “extinct” because I didn’t think I should use a word I couldn’t define!

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]]> By: Phil L http://philloseth.ca/2009/12/the-prairie-chicken-is-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-9298 Phil L Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:03:37 +0000 http://philloseth.ca/?p=1353#comment-9298 I agree Marc. I think that we should be good stewards of creation, and perhaps we've done something wrong if there isn't enough habitat to meet the prairie chicken's requirements. One minor note though. It is not extinct, although it has been extirpated from the Canadian part of its former range. There are still breeding populations of prairie chickens in some U.S. states. I would like to think that perhaps in the future, enough of its Canadian habitat might be restored to consider a re-introduction program. I agree Marc. I think that we should be good stewards of creation, and perhaps we’ve done something wrong if there isn’t enough habitat to meet the prairie chicken’s requirements.

One minor note though. It is not extinct, although it has been extirpated from the Canadian part of its former range. There are still breeding populations of prairie chickens in some U.S. states. I would like to think that perhaps in the future, enough of its Canadian habitat might be restored to consider a re-introduction program.

]]> By: Marc http://philloseth.ca/2009/12/the-prairie-chicken-is-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-9297 Marc Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:40:42 +0000 http://philloseth.ca/?p=1353#comment-9297 It *is* a shame. God created the prairie chicken and said that it was very good. And now it's gone. The extinction of a species always makes me sad. It *is* a shame. God created the prairie chicken and said that it was very good. And now it’s gone. The extinction of a species always makes me sad.

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