Extinction - the facts

I was horrified. I'm a member of several environmental organisations but feel we are swimming against the tide. I am scared stiff for the future of my grandchildren. Things like this should be compulsory viewing in schools. I try to do my bit and am actually thinking of joining Extinction Rebellion in my old age! The whole thing breaks my heart. This planet is so beautiful and all we seem to do is destroy it bit by bit.

Why wouldn't they be true Davidhs?

I felt he was probably preaching to the converted as well but remember the impact he had on the use of plastics a few years ago. If anyone can make people in the UK listen, its David Attenborough!

The human race can do anything we decide to do, but since we can't even decide to change our way of life after this pandemic, my hope is not high.

I can't bear to watch things like this seeing the world decimated through the greed of man.

DH just told me there's a pod of killer whales off the Iberian Penisular attacking yachts. Are they fighting back - or brain damaged with PCBs.

I feel it was probably preaching to the converted but we were slipping a bit. Too easy to buy food in a packet sometimes. Those fields of Brazilian soya...

Attenborough is an excellent presenter, maybe he is right and extinction is on the horizon but all the countries around the globe are only going to pay lip service to the theory.

There is no other way because the lifestyle we all lead depends on exploiting the resources of the planet. Global population is still growing yet nobody, yes NOBODY is taking it seriously, we can reduce consumption, developing countries want our lifestyle and will increase.
There is no chance whatever of avoiding Attenboroughs’ predictions - if they are true.

Horrifying but is anybody listening ?

Yes. It's sobering viewing.

Or though sobering might be the wrong word seeing as I've just poured another