Fungus on Endangered Species list ??

[M.D. Vaden]

In light of the conk and fungus discussions - are there any fungus on the endangered species list? This has never come to mind before, but it was an interesting thought, that maybe there were fungus or mushrooms, so rare, they are protected.

 

[rumination]

A quick glance at Google reveals this endangered fungus:

http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au...i+an+agaric+fungus+endangered+species+listing

 

[MasterBlaster]

SAVE THE FUNGUS!!!

 

[rumination]

hey Butch, should'nt that be


SAVE THE SHROOMS!

 

[Stumper]

Leon, From there it's a small step to " Lick a toad".

 

[rumination]

From there it's a small step to " Lick a toad".

How dare you suggest such cruelty to animals! And I'll bet that's an endangered toad, too!

 

[MasterBlaster]

I've always wanted to try that toad thing.

I'd do it, too. Just to see what all the hype was all about.

 

[Stumper]

Personally---NO WAY!-Touching a toad doesn't bother me. Having hallucinations doesn't sound fun at all.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Shoot, I dropped acid many times back in the late 60's.

Big deal.

It made concerts AWESOME , however.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

According to official PETA policy, licking a toad AGAINST the grain of their hide is cruelty, while licking from head to tail is proper grooming practice.

O and yes some saprophytic (deadwood-eating) fungi are endangered; see the Ancient Tree Forum in the UK. AS's jamie did his thesis on some of them as I recall.

Re the conk thread, I advocated whacking conks only after ID'ing them as pathogenic. Those are definitely not endangered, so don't sic the EPA on me OK?
:angel:

O and mb, I thought you looked familiar. Weren't you the guy climbing the left light tower Saturday at Woodstock?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I wish! I was in Japan at the time, with my AF Dad. And a couple years too young.
But, I bought the double album!

 

[Stumper]

I guess I'm comfortable with reality as I perceive it-no desire for perception 'enhancers', 'modifiers' or 'filters'.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
I wish! a couple years too young.

O man you missed it then, youngster. I went there a week early to build fences and make $, but we all played so much the fences never got built. Never got paid either...So I can take a little credit that it was a free concert. :blob1:

Bummer was I was so tired that I left Sunday morning, and I missed Jimi and Janis. But saw them both lots elsewhere; they really loved to play.

the year before in Denver, Credence Clearwater made the day, but that's another story.

 

[rumination]

Jimi? Janis? Credence? You're making me jealous now!

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by rumination
Jimi? Janis? Credence? You're making me jealous now!

OK we're even; I'm jealous of anyone under 50. Or is that, Don't trust anyone over 30? (old hippie saying from the HopeIdiebeforeIgetold g-g-g-g-generation)

So where were we, endangered fungus, yeah, look at this month's Journal of Arboriculture for a cool article from Sweden about preserving old trees to preserve endangered beetles which feed on rare fungus.
Ancient trees have much to revere. We evolved with all these obscure species; do we really want to render them extinct by whacking all the big old trees?
Not on my watch, if I can help it!

 

[M.D. Vaden]

This is actually fairly interesting. Maybe we can have a contest to see who can find the smallest living endangered organism.

But those links above were interesting.