The NYT reports that the EU’s highest court ruled that France has not adequately protected the Great Hamster of Alsace, which they say is the last wild hamster species in Western Europe. The current estimated population size of 800, though representing a fourfold increase over the last four years, is not considered large enough to ensure long-term survival of the species.
I only hope it will still be possible to find the Great Hamster grazing on alfalfa in the wild when Jean-Luc Picard is born in France in the 24th century.
