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Originally Posted by puddin

That's sad. We are losing more and more plants and animals because of humans. Then you get to read about them, and never have any hope of seeing them alive. Hate it when that happens.

True, and there are many plants and animals that exist ONLY in captivity (thanks to that, to be sure). Habitats are changing both for the negative and positive daily (depends on your point of view). For instance, the Sharp-Tailed Grouse, which inhabits very large openings, such as when large scaled clear-cutting of forests has occured, dwindles and leaves the picture as areas are re-forested. There are always trade-offs when it comes to ecosystems and the plants and animals that typically occupy these ecosystems.