Latest comments posted about What if nature could speak? on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/775-What-if-nature-could-speak- http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/775-What-if-nature-could-speak- Good article - though I wish it had mentioned the question of eating, also. It seems to me that celebrating Chinese New Year is a time also to think about the ecological impacts of what we eat. As Reuters <a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK362070.htm"> reported</a> recently, wildlife groups are urging diners not to eat in ways that damage the environment: "Ask your supplier if their abalone has been legally sourced, regardless of the country it comes from, before buying," the statement said. "It also warned that shark populations were under threat from finning, a pratice where fishermen just take the valuable fin -- used to make a soup served at auspicious occasions -- and dump the rest of the shark overboard to bleed to death.." Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:47:00 -0500 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/775#comment-1651 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/775#comment-1651 Reduce consumption of endangered and rare species with punishing taxes, and national governments can bring in more revenue at the same time. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:25:02 -0500 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/775#comment-1677 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/775#comment-1677