since this appears to be anathema to some sections of our community, I can only hope sanity prevails. Redherring : 24 Dec 2010 7:14:39am I believe overpopulation is the problem AND a flaw in the human species.We are at the top of the tree now and that is because we are ruthless. All other species have an inate ability to be in some sort of equilibrium. We have a history of population growth, conquest and then destruction of our enviroment, and I look at all the other civilizations of the past.Recently, the Jews took back the land that had been originally theirs, before Islam was invented, now Arabs claim it was their land. Boundaries have been redrawn constantly in Europe since before the Roman Empire and are still changing. Now the rise of the Subcontinent and African peoples etc populations but this time unless a break is applied to population growth I fear it will be the end. The trouble is, humans do not like to be denied their ability to expand, conquer and dominate and we have only got this far because of our intelligence. It is what makes us human! Silvertongue : 24 Dec 2010 7:35:14am Humans have a history of overpopulation always at the expence of the residents/animals/plants of that area (Look at previous civilizations their domination of others, and their demise). Wherever humans have spread to, extinctions have happened. Evolution and brainpower has made it possible for the present human brand to get where & what