Talk:Mammals of the Caribbean

Tense
It seems a contradiction for this article to say, for example, the region has a diverse fauna (present tense), but then to say it is extinct (suggesting that the past or perfect tense would be more appropriate). In light of the permanent nature of extinction, wouldn't it be better to saw the region had a diverse fauna, or supported many sepcies, etc.? --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 22:42, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You are right. What about the current lead sentence? Ucucha 22:54, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * A distinct improvement!--Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 19:43, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

In popular culture
I think the article needs either an expansion on the kinds of mammals, or a section on popular culture: after all, Pirates are mammals too, and we wouldn't want Wikipedia to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, or chosen profession, would we? Drmies (talk) 18:59, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The history of Homo sapiens in the Caribbean is a complex one, and I think it is out of scope in this overview article. However, I invite you to create an article on humans of the Caribbean, which can then be linked from here. Ucucha 19:38, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I'm strictly DYK: nothing over 1500 characters, and surely the humans there warrant more than that. But thanks for the suggestion! ;) Drmies (talk) 21:52, 1 December 2009 (UTC)