A follow-up to last Sunday’s post, inspired by this article from CNN:
“A small brown rat which lived on a tiny island off northern Australia is the world’s first mammal known to have become extinct due to ‘human-induced climate change,’ the government says.”
As a Christian, I must confess the demise of the Bramble Cay melomys greatly disturbs me. Sure, it’s only a “small brown
rat” on some obscure South Pacific isle nobody’s ever heard of, but the media
is obviously convinced this particular small brown rat matters. After all, the little guy has been front and center on
every major news outlet for several days now, eclipsing even the latest alleged
faux pas from the media’s perpetual nemesis, President Trump.
So, even though he looks like every other species
of dun vermin I’ve ever seen in my life, let’s mourn this late little fellow’s
unique and special contribution to our ecosphere.
