This has always been one of my very favorite songs - a 1970s plea to stop the cruelty to humpback whales. By the same token - on the spring equinox I might have read from Rachael Carson's book "Silent Spring". Just as Rachael Carson pointed out to staunch opposition the increasing death of many birds and animals in the 60s DUE TO INSUFFERABLE CORPORATE IGNORANCE AND INDIFFERENCE we are still killing a myriad of creatures (including humans) to a greater degree. Neonicotinoids or neonics are a powerful class of pesticides used on 140 crops. Major corporations like Bayer and Syngenta spray seeds with pesticides that pollute pollen and nectar, soil and waterways. Neonics hide in products many use in simple home and garden efforts. Check out BEEACTION.ORG to see which products are most harmful to bees. Plant only plants and seeds not treated with neonic pesticides.