Where have all the flowers gone
Aardvark, Baboon, Bat-eared fox,
Cheetah, Chimpanzee, Dik-dik, Bonobo
elephant shrew, Ethiopian wolf, giraffe
Hedgehog, Impala, Jackal, Leopard,
Mountain Gorilla, Rhinoceros, Warthog
lion, tiger, shark, alligator, Wildebeest, Zebra
nature's wild at heart's disappearing
whodunit, Mr. Jones - Qui bono?
Research evidence of Lucifer man-made era
conspicuous-consumption trajectory towards rapid
self-destruction, selfish people overpowering a planet
global wildlife could plunge to a 67 per cent level
of decline as a result of infinite greed engaged with
zero-humane activities, marriage de raison
- divorce's not yet in sight.
Global populations of fish, birds, mammals
amphibians and reptiles have already declined
by 58 per cent between 1970 and 2012
our world's on a trajectory of a potential
two-thirds decline within a span of half-century
No worries, Thin Man, we can always go to Mars.
Wildlife is disappearing within our lifetimes
at an unprecedented rate, not just about the
wonderful species we all love; biodiversity forms
the foundation of healthy forests, rivers and oceans
take away species, and these ecosystems will collapse
along with the clean air, water, food and climate services
that they provide us, preserving a living planet for our own
survival and prosperity
Human behavior continues to drive the decline
of wildlife populations globally, with particular impact
in freshwater habitats, these are declines, they are not
yet extinctions - and this should be a wake-up call to marshal
efforts to promote the recovery of these populations.
The top threats to species identified in the report are directly linked
to human activities, including animal cruelty, habitat loss, degradation
and overexploitation of wildlife - the American way of life
the pursuit of happiness at nature's expense.
You have many contacts among the giraffe lumberjacks
to get you Bush Baby wildlife facts when someone attacks your imagination
but nobody has any respect, anyway they already expect you to all give a blank
check to tax-deductible WWF charity organizations well, you walk into the room
like a blind camel, and then you frown you put your eyes in your pocket and your
nose on the ground there ought to be federal animal welfare laws against you
comin' around you should be made to wear gorilla or wolf-earphones
and you say, What does this mean? and God screams back
you're a Dwarf Mongoose, give me some chocolate or plain vanilla
ice-scream or else go home, 'Cause something is happening-Yes
but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. JFK Baboon Jones?
WWF report's findings provide additional evidence that blue
planet Earth's entering completely unchartered territory in its history
in which humanity is shaping changes on the Earth, including a possible
sixth mass extinction, how to identify solutions for restoring the ecosystems
we depend upon, we ain't got much time to lose, Hell no
but do not hurry as you walk with grief, weeping big crocodile tears
Mr. Hippopotamus CPA Jones - it does not help the journey.
Footnote - Credit where credit's due: WWF's Living Planet Report 2016,
Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man (1968) .
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