Human stewardship, dolphins & other thoughts

I was reading a post about a very rare kind of river dolphins in China. Aparently, this kind of freshwater dolphin found only in China is now "likely to be extinct", a team of scientists has concluded.

The full article can be found here.

This story made me think of the original commission made to humanity: to take care of creation, not to destroy it. The Message paraphrase of the Bible is very good when giving a refreshed approach to very well known passages of the Scripture. I believe that our command, as Kingdom Agents, is to "really" take care of creation, be it in scientific research or political action.

Often I wonder why there are so few voices of Christians pleading for the earth, which is actually our inheritance. Christians should have a say, best if it's a qualified one! I hope that the new generations of Christians in Europe will devote some of their years to go to University, to study and research on topics that will enable them to support their calling of creation stewardship with proved eveidence. Am i dreaming?

God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle,
And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth."
God created human beings; he created them godlike,
Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female.
God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!
Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,
for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth." Genesis 26-28 (The Message)