Extinction and Culture

The extinction crisis is one of the largest hurdles facing humanity and our ecosystem. Yet, it is seldom mentioned outside scientific circles and classrooms. According to the article "The Culture of Extinction: Tattoos for Dodoes," on Worldchanging, the reasons for this are largely cultural, because extinction is a depressing topic, and most of us prefer to pretend it's not there.
The article poses this question: "How do we change our cultural outlook? We need something that shifts extinction from an abstract issue to a human concern, something that moves the discussion onto the streets and into people's homes, in the same way that red and pink ribbons have helped to destigmatize HIV and breast cancer."