The “snubfin dolphin” is the latest new species discovered by scientists in Australia. Whenever a species is no longer to be found, environmentalists are quick to find a causal connection between human activity and special extinction. But what happens when a new species is found: is mankind to receive an offsetting credit? Henry George commented on the symbiotic relationship between humans and other life forms, noting that both jayhawks and humans like to eat chickens. But, he added: “the more jayhawks there are, the fewer chickens; while the more humans there are, the more chickens.” In his book “The Botany … Continue reading A New Species