The rise (sorry) of Viagra as an alternative to exotic
aphrodisiacs may be having a measurable effect on the survival of
certain endangered animals. According to The
Economist (Nov. 16, 2002), the harvest of harp seal
penises and hooded seal penises, once prized for their alleged
ability to stiffen a man?s resolve (sorry again), has plummeted
since 1998, when Viagra first became available. The harp seal
harvest between 1998 and 2000 dropped to less than 100,000 from
250,000, and only 10 hooded seals were killed in that same
period.
