Comments on: Endangered Species Chocolate

By: sarahenity

sarahenity — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:10:38 +0000

yeah i'm with Jexy. i had no idea that koala's were considered endangered.

in fact i remember them talking about possible culling of them not all that long ago.

but i live in Victoria too. perhaps they're just numerous here.

By: Sid Morrison

Sid Morrison — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:55:15 +0000

So we aren't supposed to be eating chocolate because kids are paid to harvest the beans? If the cocoa industry went suddenly "bust", would all this kids suddenly be skipping to prep school each morning, wearing little ascots, and nibbling Crème brûlées at snacktime? Puhleese.

By: Jexy

Jexy — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:49:07 +0000

Nah Gert, not kidding. I do live in Victoria though, and according to Wikipedia the koala population "in Victoria is considered large and thriving". Apparently the Koala population is around 30,000, so maybe we have different definitions of 'endangered'.

By: Nora

Nora — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:24:27 +0000

The moulds are very well done. Too bad they didn't make them real lasting sculptures from a eco-friendly material. I agree with "aware" though. Seems a little odd to see them taxadermy mounted like hunting trophies. I'm guessing the message its trying to give is: "When these go extinct, this will be the only way you'll ever see these creatures. Stuffed, and mounted on a wall in a museum.")

By: aware

aware — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:43:37 +0000

um, if they're endangered, should we really be promoting the idea of their heads mounted on the wall? weird.

By: David Larsen

David Larsen — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:00:16 +0000

So we shouldn't be eating those tasty Koalas? Oops. They don't taste anything like bears btw.

By: gert

gert — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:35:47 +0000

"Koalas are endangered?" -- you're kidding, right? Koala have been endangered quite a while and are on the US "endangered" list since 2000. Australia still considers koala "common" in some parts of the country, even though there aren't that many left, mainly due to deforestation. For more information, see https://www.savethekoala.com/koalasendangered.html

By: Jexy

Jexy — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:38:45 +0000

Koalas are endangered?

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:21:49 +0000

It's a koala. Not a bear.

By: Gert

Gert — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:05:32 +0000

I've been looking for information on the sources of their cocoa. Unfortunately, a large portion of the world's cocoa production actually threatens local rainforest and wildlife, and is linked to child labour and slavery. Selling this chocolate while giving parts of your proceeds to WSPA would be cynical in that case.

I came across "The Endangered Species Chocolate company" at http://www.chocolatebar.com/ and now I'm confused. Did Walteria living just steal their idea (and trademark)?!