I don't think it's surprising that we're seeing the disappearance of these native species given the changes that have occurred in the delta.

Only about one percent of the historic habitat exists. Half of the (agricultural lands) have subsided so much that we can't restore them to wetlands -- if you flooded them, you'd just have deep water. But a 10 percent restoration is possible -- and that would be exponentially better than the situation we have now.

It occurred to me, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made of this question (the origin of the species) by patiently accumulating and reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it

This would allow caregivers to better tell if any changes have occurred to the cognitive abilities of an individual. It also could be used to help people recall where they were the last time they had possessed a lost object, such as the car keys.

We are not seeing anything fundamentally that's slowing the market down. We just think with the normal seasonality changes and the size of our company, this is a good forecast for the market.

It can't compete with native species -- it wouldn't survive in the wild easily, but in the house it does just fine.