Baiji – Yangtze River Dolphin
(Photo: Dr. Sam Turvey)
MEMO PARTICIPATES IN A SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
14th SEPTEMBER 2008
“The MEMO project should never have been necessary. But necessary it is, and I'm glad to see human imagination involved in the task of commemorating the diversity of life rather than diminishing it.” ~ Philip Pullman, MEMO patron
JULY 2008, ROYAL SOCIETY BOARD VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO OFFICIALLY ENDORSE MEMO PROJECT
Baiji – Yangtze River Dolphin
(Photo: Dr. Sam Turvey)
With the Holocene Extinction Event we are currently witnessing the most rapid species decline in the Earth's history.
These are examples of large, photogenic and memorable species; current estimates are that half of all species will become extinct within a century.