Delhi Sands Fly

* Once again man displays his greed, shortsightedness, and supreme arrogance in fighting the fly’s right to protected status. It seems we will only be satisfied when the entire world is free from the pesky creatures that stand in the way of business development and “growth.” Do we feel benevolent when we leave the insect a mere 700 acres to live rather than the 40 square miles that is its rightful habitat? It seems that man is the only living thing allowed to breed out of control, leaving destruction and extinction in his wake. Sue Waldron, spokesperson for the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, is wrong when she says “It can’t come down to job versus the environment.” It already has. Ultimately there is no contest, because all “jobs,” business, growth, and life itself is predicated on the assumption that we indeed have an environment.

ROBIN MOORE

Los Angeles

Your article noted that the EPA has placed a fly that lives in the Colton area on the endangered species list. My sense of civic duty forced me to write this letter.

This morning, after I brushed my teeth, I used some mouthwash. This must have killed thousands of innocent mirobes. Where do I turn myself in for sentencing?

JOHN A. CLOES Huntington Beach