[Ginger]

Fun Fact: There are now 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List, and 16,306 of them are endangered species threatened with extinction. This is up from 16,118 last year. This includes both endangered animals and endangered plants.

Source is from Google. Not sure how reliable it is, but I believe it.

[Lawtan]

There are also an estimated 1.9 million species alive today, about 900 known dinosaurs, etc.

*Is working on Andrewsarchus while waiting for any requests*

*Hugs Ginger*

[Ginger]

Sorry, I've been more on the pessimistic side of things lately! xD

I've been working on it, but sometimes I feel like people can be so damaging without any care in the world because they haven't had to face repercussions for their actions. I still think there are more good people in the world than bad, it's just difficult to admit when you've done something wrong.

[Lawtan]

Oh...you haven't seen me with that stuff. xD

[Lawtan]

To follow up (sorry - was called away) - I am working towards a less energy-using lifestyle and learning the stuff to make animal & plant friendly environments. Though I wasn't really raised a farmer, I am looking at how to balance that, research, and things like the internet/art.

It scares and enrages me what is going on. But, we're past the point where we can go back. Scientists are working on solutions through primarily materials and genetic engineering, while more environmental/animals scientists are trying to save/aid what we have currently. We must preserve and persevere as best as we can individually.

...and maybe knock the denialist's teeth out.

[Ginger]

It's infuriating that there are people who don't think anything is wrong. OF COURSE there is!! One species vanishes, so does another, and so on. They all coincide and everything is connected.

[Lawtan]

Background extinction is a natural thing, but when the rate is both exponentially increasing and well above the norm, you are either in or approaching a Mass Extinction Event...which can reduce who/what survives to pure chance akin to repeatedly flipping a coin (and only those who come up all heads survive).

...which is what we've sort of done. Background extinction typically means "well, the other members of 'Homo' are gone, but survived by Homo sapiens which has a direct lineage to them."

[mdom]

Lawtan, how about something inspired on that image of the fly inside the ambar (amber?) but instead of an insect stuck it's actually the insides of the ambarself?

[Lawtan]

O.o
As in an amber nugget trapped in amber, or a mold of the insect where newer sap got into the mold?

[mdom]

The insect is inside the amber, but it's not actually an insect, but the skeleton or innards of the amber being.

[Lawtan]

I am sorry, but I am still confused...do you mean just the insect? (amber is fossilized plant sap, insects are made of materials like chitin)

If you want that, I'd be happy to do that! There's the Titanomyrma that is a prehistoric hummingbird-sized ant, which was preserved in amber.

Or, if you want the amber mold of it - such that it looks like the above, but is colored to look like maple syrup. xD

[mdom]

xD I mean like a fantasy version where the fly isn't a fly or an insect but the skeleton of a living being that is the amber.

[Tohopekaliga]

Ambar sounds like something that would end up as a Pokemon eventually.

[Lawtan]

*Is working on it. :D

[mdom]

:O
*is looking forward to it

[Isis]

If you're looking for dinos to draw, I suggest a shuvuuia, because they only have one giant claw on each hand. They look so fake.
Or maybe a helicoprion, the extinct shark with the craziest mouth ever.