OPINION/COMMENTARY

"Unendangered Species" Added To Endangered Species List

The US Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the addition of 37 new populations to the endangered species list. Among them were four varieties of salmon, five populations of bear, and the common snipe. Still, perhaps the most surprising addition to the list was Unendangered Species. "It was only a matter of time," explained US Fish and Wildlife spokesman Trey Haggart, "Ever since Unendangered Species went on the threatened species list last year, we've had our eye on them. While there may be enough of them that they aren't going to become extinct in the immediate future, their numbers have been dwindling every year, and it was enough to catch our attention." With the addition of 2,000 more species to the worldwide endangered species list in 2003, officials decided that the resultant drop in Unendangered Species population merited their addition to the threatened species list....funny satire, but sad too.