Last Chance to See, again.

But why … bother? Does it really matter if the Yangtze river dolphin, or the kakapo, or the northern white rhino, or any other species live on only in scientists’ notebooks?

Well, yes it does. Every animal and plant is an integral part of its environment: even Komodo dragons have a major role to play in maintaining the ecological stability of their delicate island homes. …. Ironically, it is often not the big and beautiful creatures but the ugly and less dramatic ones which we need most. …

There is one last reason for caring, and I believe that no other is necessary. It is certainly the reason why so many people have devoted their lives to protecting the likes of rhinos, parakeets, kakapos and dolphins. And it is simply this: the world would be a poorer, darker, lonelier place without them.

- Last Chance to See, Douglas Adams & Mark Cawardine

Tonight I watched the first episode of the new Last Chance to See. Sigh.