Save Endangered Species
Posted in Miscellaneous by John E. Pannell on December 7th, 2006 at 3:31 am 
Building upon the successes of saving the Californian condor, whooping crane, and the Peruvian spotted wombat, environmentalists are now calling for action to save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.
Urgent action is needed to save this elusive species from impending extinction. Critical habitat has been destroyed by commercial logging and urban sprawl. Natural predators have also taken a toll on this rarest of cephalopod. The population of tree octopuses is now believed to be its lowest level in recorded history.
Conservationists have published a website to increase awareness of the plight of this gentle and intelligent animal. They urge folks to take peaceful actions, suggesting activities such as:
- Write your representatives to let them know that you are concerned and that you feel the tree octopus should be included on the Endangered Species List and given special protection.
- Help build awareness of the tree octopus by telling your friends and co-workers.
- Place a tentacle ribbon on your website.
- Participate in tree octopus awareness marches. You can demonstrate their plight during the march by having your friends dress up as tree octopuses while you attack them in a lumber jack costume.
- Pamphlet your neighborhood. Tentacle ribbons make excellent doorknob hangers.
- Join and donate to an organization committed to conservation, such as Greenpeas.
- Boycott companies that use non-tree-octopus-safe wood harvesting practices.
- Sign the petition! — nothing activates activity like an Internet petition.
Act now! Let’s save this species before it goes the way of the Douglas fir octopus and the red-ringed madrona. Today we save the tree octopus, tomorrow the Sasquatch!
Greetings!
This WOULD explain 338’s totem…
Bob :-p
Unfortunately the transylvania roctopus species, indigenous to the rocky areas of Transylvania County in the mountains of NC have already met their demise, without ever even being on the endangered species list! The species thrived in the moist climate of Pisgah National Forest, only to be killed off rapidly when white squirrels were introduced to the county. Native squirrels did not prey on transylvania roctopus, but the non-native white squirrels had a voracious appetite for the fresh-water cephalopod and within a decade totally wiped out the species!
Don’t think for a minute that the same fate won’t befall the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. Without action the PNTO will surely become extict, just as the transylvania roctopus species.
Write your congressman to save this rare species!