Well, yes and no.

Posted by munineye on 01-02-2008 in Are humans the most valuable organisms on the planet?

Humans have done ridiculously awful things to their environment. They lay waste to anything and everything in their path. Small gestures towards saving what we have lost are meaningless in the face of destruction of countless species, habitats, and indigenous wildlife (not to mention indigenous peoples!).

Trying to assign value to a species depends on the background you are looking at. If we're looking at assimilating the species surroundings to fit their lives, humans win.

But, honestly, I thrill at the sight of nature taking back what was once hers. There's a special coming up on the History Channel of life after humans. They look at villages surrounding Chernobyl which have been abandoned for over twenty years and are veritably teeming with life. There are books out now about how life will go on after we disappear.

And, depressing as it is, it excites me.