1.Briefly describe your understanding of the relationship between anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity.
A. My current understanding is that anthropogenic climate change is the largest threat to biodiversity that has existed since asteroids the size of Fresno were slamming into the earth. I believe this because there are very few things that human beings do to this planet that can be put in the “good” column.
B. I suppose I have come to this conclusion by watching too many BBC documentaries narrated by David Attenborough. They are literally my favourite thing to fall asleep to, so I’m constantly watching them. If True Facts with Zefrank was an hour long, Mr. Attenborough would be immediately sacked and my dreams would get even more interesting. This topic is one that is of strong interest to me, because I am fascinated with the arrogance of mankind to believe that an earthworm or a plankton doesn’t really matter. And in fact, they really, really do.
C. I believe that I have investigated this belief fairly extensively. I do possess the lethal trifecta of: insomnia combined with curiosity combined with news addiction. I do not get to read cool stories of species being taken off the endangered species or threatened species very often. My belief that my opinion is correct is strong. How strong? As strong as a Shetland pony. That is an Eddie Izzard Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader British accent reference.
2. Briefly describe your understanding of the severity of the impact of human society on biodiversity.
A. I guess I jumped the gun here and partially answered this question with the answer above. We have a really good chance of making an entire planet that could be the set of Mad Max Fury Road. While this is very good news for Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, it is really, really bad news for the rest of us. I believe this because I also support the WWF (World Wildlife Foundation) and I am consistently being told that we need to protect wildlife from human beings.
B. I have come to this conclusion because the only things that seem to be doing well in this world at the moment are fire ants and jellyfish. Two of my least favourite creatures ever to evolve from single celled organisms of the ocean. I literally just had a discussion with someone about the idea of transplanting polar bears from the Arctic to the Antarctic because of the loss of habitat that is occurring. When asked, my suggestion on what to feed them was Trump supporters. His response was to wave his MAGA hat he had in a really cocky manner, in my opinion.
C. I also subscribe to National Geographic and actually read the articles. This has resulted in perhaps a broader understanding of our planet and the flora and fauna that abound or at least used to. So I guess my belief of this opinion is also very strong.
3.Briefly describe how urgent you believe it is that we address biodiversity loss on a global scale.
A. Biodiversity loss is an existential crisis that scientists are really doing a lousy job of explaining in a way that the masses can understand. Perhaps if Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande got matching tattoos that said: We’re Doomed if Biodiversity and Mass Species Extinction Isn’t Addressed and we had a GoFundMe campaign for it, it might get more attention. Dan, these are really depressing questions. I really wish you hadn’t slammed me for the Yoda post, because I’m getting pretty bummed out over here.
B. I have come to this conclusion because I’m the idiot that complains that local towns don’t have their own varietals of apples anymore. I’m also a little concerned that we might not have bananas anymore because we decided it was a good idea that all bananas should look alike and so the Cavendish banana is all we got for the most part and it’s about to be wiped out due to fungal issues that are, well, it’s a private issue for the bananas, and HIPAA rules and all, I just can’t mention it here on a public forum.
C. Investigation is a relative concept. Can I give a TED talk about biodiversity? Absolutely not. However, I do know that there are undiscovered wonders in the rain forest, in the ocean, and in Ziggy Marley’s dreadlocks that may never be known because they will have vanished before we ever get to find out what they are. Of course, I still haven’t planted my wild seed packet that I got from Cheerios to fight the loss of bees, so I guess I really can’t give myself a very strong in my belief rating, a strong rating is as high as I can go.
The tarsier is endangered. Videos like this will be harder to make with fewer cool animals like the tarsier.
Very good! This should provide a good basis for analysis on your self-reflection paper.
I’ve never heard of the tarsier before, but it might be my favorite animal now.