I felt like the use of pathos was well done in this work and made me think about what it means for a species to become extinct. It is difficult to fully understand the ramifications of a species going extinct, but Leopold performed a great duty by so eloquently reminiscing about what the passenger pigeon was like. This allows the reader to think about what they may be missing with the species gone and helps guide one into thinking about other species that are on the brink of a similar fate. We now are starting to understand that, as leopold stated in this work, that we are just another creature that is evolving. Another ramification of a species going extinct is the possible effect on the other species in the eco-system. We are apart of a complex system and when you take out one we may not ever truly understand what long term effects that can have.
After reading this article I found myself thinking about how humans impact the world. We are all on this journey together and I think that today people are starting to understand this more clearly. When we branch out our societies into other creatures domains it has a detrimental effect on many other living beings. I think that through conservation projects we have started to realize some of what we can do, but there is still much more to be done. I think in order to fully appreciate what our world has humans must take themselves off the pedestal that many of us are on and realize that what decisions we make effect many innocent lives. It may also be in our best interest to keep all of the remaining species at good levels, because those species may lead to future cures for diseases.
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