Breaking: Animals don't always respond by going extinct every time anything changes: Ancient Mammals Not So Finicky -- Grom 2009 (604): 3 -- ScienceNOW

More than 1 million years ago--as an ice age withered--the world warmed, glaciers shrank, and vast forests gave way to sprawling grasslands. The ancient deer, llamas, and peccaries that had spent thousands of years eating tree leaves had to make a decision: stay and eat the grass or move north with the shifting woodlands. Scientists have long thought that the mammals were too fussy to forgo their favorite food, but new research shows that their palates were surprisingly adaptable. The findings may help researchers understand how animals will respond to climate change in the future.

June 2009 Update on Global (and Regional) Temperature – RSS « Digital Diatribes

...any claims of acceleration in warming are simply false, as can be shown by the fact that ALL trend line measures are declining.