EXTINCTION: When Did Ours Become The Red Planet?

In the grand epic that is life on planet Earth, what is it about labeling everything by color to emphasize significance? The US map is generally red and blue while our nation's threat level seems to be stuck at yellow and orange. On the latter, I still don't quite understand Homeland Security's scheme, and frankly I'm not positive they do either. Today's colorful hot topic is one that really matters in the big picture: Red species. With yesterday's release of the '07 data from IUCN, conservation scientists all about the globe are scrambling to find out who's made the A-List... Er, I mean Red List. You see, now is the time to collectively take stock of who's left and we best hop to it because the World Conservation Union says many on the list may not be around very much longer. Okay, I know what you're thinking, and yes, sure, ...