Photo by Colin Hoogerwerf
Extinction
An exploration of extinctions leads to thorny questions about the extinctions in the past and present and our role in protecting the rich biodiversity of life on Earth.
Extinction might seem to be a pretty simple idea: a species goes out of existence. But a deeper exploration reveals all kinds of thorny questions. What is a species anyway? Is extinction a natural part of the development of life that leads to new life or is it something that should be mourned and stopped? What will happen to our own species? These are only a few of the questions we follow on a journey of creatures here and gone.
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This is also the best time to be alive that I can use what little talent and treasure I have to be part of the movement to save God’s creation, to honor the creator in this way…so what a good use of a life. And the harder it is—bring it on. “Send me,” said Moses. And I’m not Moses. I’m certainly not doing anything of that magnitude. But I’m honored to be able to do this worthy thing with my one wild and precious life.
