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Endangered Species Day

by Mr. Ed — Read all 1,530 poems by Mr. Ed

Monday, May 19, 2008


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“We owe it to our children and to our grandchildren,

To leave behind a legacy of protecting endangered species,

And the special places they call home.”

 

Leda Huta,

Director of the Endangered Species Coalition

 

 

Our ‘leaders’ so proudly proclaimed yesterday

Sunday, May 18th, ‘Endangered Species Day’

I don’t know whether I should laugh or cry

They truly don’t give a damn in so many ways

 

It took a long drawn out lawsuit by conservation groups

Before they placed Polar Bear on ‘The Threatened List’

And today, our endangered and once protected Grey Wolf

Is savagely being gunned down, with their blessing and bliss

 

And right now, many of our so called ‘very caring leaders’

Want to take protection away from Dolphin and Sea Lion

These creatures are being blamed for our vanishing salmon

Which makes a wildlife advocate like me want to start cryin

 

Most of them also can’t wait to level our many national parks

They have removed restrictions, for oil and lumber companies

I guess they think that we’re all so easily fooled, and so gullible

Proclaiming an ‘Endangered Species Day’ is supposed to appease

 

Yet, the very savage aerial hunting of our wolves in Alaska continues

Wolves are also being gunned down in and around Yellowstone Park

Many of our dolphins and sea lions have been very brutally murdered

Our ‘leaders’ proclaim a day for them, and condone murder in the dark

 

If we ever hope to follow Ms. Huda’s profound message above

We, as a nation, have to start electing officials, who truly do care

Every day in this country, they take away more wildlife protection

And one day soon, our children won’t see a wild animal, anywhere

 

 

There are Currently

Over 1,200 Endangered Species

In the U.S. Alone;

And The Wolf In This Picture,

So Savagely Shot Down,

From the Skies of Alaska,

Is Very Sadly One of Them.

 

 

 

 

©2008, Mr. Ed

 

 

 
     My Animal Space



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Reviewed by Jerry Engler
Reviewed on May 24, 2008
Proclaiming a day is the easy way----out. That could become a slogan. Let's have them declare an Engler Poverty Day to see if I receive any money, then I can truly judge. It's about not killing them, and giving them habitat, habitat, habitat. Polar bears a'go go, to quote a quite handsome fellow I see in the mirror daily, here we go......Jerry

Reviewed by Mary Patterson
Reviewed on May 23, 2008
Its a sad trueism. Once these animals are gone , they are lost forever. I hope somwe type of action can be taken to save some of them. Good write!.....M

Reviewed by Alexandra Midnight (Reader)
Reviewed on May 22, 2008
An Endanger spices day really cant cover up all the injustice. Animals are a part of this earth just like us and they deserve to live here. They deserve a bit of saftey. The deserve a home to sleep in. They deserve to live on this planet unlike all those who dont care and carry out these injustice acts.

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
It really is an injustice as to what is being allowed to continue. We are all going to pay the price for this if it is not stopped....

Be always safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
i am so saddened by the fate of so many creatures--you have written a wonderful call to action and caring

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
If the wolf is still on the Endangered Species list, then how can they allow them to be hunted and killed like they are doing...? Am I missing something...? ed

Reviewed by Joyce Bowling
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
You are a dear friend to more than we will ever know. Such an advocate for God's creatures...makes one want to do more! You are a true inspiration indeed! Keep on fighting my friend!
Blessings,
Joyce B.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
Bless you Ed for being such an avid advocate! it seems all I can do is pray and cry, there is so much that is being lied about, by ruthless leaders...TL!

Reviewed on May 19, 2008
Sigh...and tears...it just breaks my heart!!
Blessings to you Ed, for keeping up the fight!
Much Love ~~ Micke

Reviewed by Jeanette Cooper
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
Ed, your dedication to the preservation of the rights and safety of animals is admirable. That's a beautiful write filled with heartfelt meaning.

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
We can only continue to hope that someday man well finally learn and our governments will listen...

Fee

Reviewed by Christine Alwin
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
Darn it all,,, this is all so sad. I have seen recent photos of the Gorillas being gunned down,,,too many with no heart. :(

Reviewed by Tiana ~ (Reader)
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
Wonderful poem, so true, Ed ... hugs

Reviewed on May 19, 2008
Best put man on the endangered species list too, he might be last, but without all other, we wont be there long, not would most want to be. To think back a story from 1955, the first car we bought in Canada took us up to Algonqing park, as we stepped out of the car along side the road Deer came to feed out of our hand, my Mom and Dad were so taken that they actually cried, in Europe we were lucky to see a squirrell every now and then, well you know why, to many humans, not wolfs not deers or dolphins, Bless ya for this write, Jasmin Horst

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
Great informative write Ed
As always our "folk tongue" Government
thrive and feed upon lies, like vampires to blood
To me politicians are the scum of the earth
cause of our own downfall

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on May 19, 2008
The spirit of Chief Wahktageli (Yankton Sioux) will tell you why he cannot go yet to join the Great Manitou as he wander on his beloved land, because now, today, everything is endangered to become a big, from sea to sea, paved parking lot.

Georg

Reviewed on May 19, 2008
One day to pay homage to the destruction that mankind's wrought - shame - the rest of the year, they're fair game, is the message I get - SHAME. Sadly penned, Ed, God have mercy!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.


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