Who will protect the endangered human species?

Vernon Pechous, Henderson

Saturday, May 29, 2010 | 2:01 a.m.

I read the May 21 article, “A day to celebrate endangered plants and species,” and thought it was interesting.

However, after reading it, I realized the reporter forgot one entrant, that being the human race. Although I love animals — I have a couple of cats and a dog — I didn’t see them on the list, either.

In Nevada, we are supposed to protect the desert tortoise, the pup fish and the list goes on. Well, as I’ve written before, I’d like to know who’s going to protect the other endangered species — the human one.

It might get to the point where we can’t use the desert for solar power because of the desert tortoise, or wind power because windmills might be a threat to our feathered friends, or a water pipeline because of other species.

And, as I’ve mentioned previously, we might not be able to have electricity generated from wind power, coal or oil, and our water supply is dwindling fast. All the other species will survive, but what about the human species?