this is a controversial viewpoint for sure, vidusa, but i am inclined to agree. There are many species whose range is so threatened by human encroachment that it seems they're doomed. It has always seemed sad to me that so many interesting creatures had the bad luck to be native to the eastern united states. We are already living in a time when the term megalopolis can be applied to almost the entire region from boston to washington d.c. and it extends wide westward as well.... Like many of you i have spent many many hours wandering the dimishing wetlands of Maryland, New jersey New York and Pennslyvannia. It seems every year there is more pavement and there are fewer trees. I think the southern population may do okay (i have never seen any of the sites but am assured many are quite remote form human settlement, though some of you may know beter) but i think the Northeatern US is destined to be a giant parkinglot-mall-highway-suburban neighboorhood and ther isn't much future despite land acquition and conservation efforts for any but the most adaptable animlas there.

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