#meme conservation

BODE

Classification: Native

Conservation status: Vulnerable

BODE was once a ubiquitous sight on nearly every dashboard. The lush and abundant resource of pictures of fat cats provided ample habitat for the memes. But now, BODE populations are in decline, and conservationists are struggling to understand why.

Habitat loss is a common source of population decline in memes, but fat cat photos remain as common as ever. A more likely explanation is that aging memes often lose sustenance from loss of context. Does the average tumblr user know that someone once had a dream where the new meme was to caption photos of fat cats with BODE and then the dream became reality? Or are they simply tired of it, moving on to newer memes?

Dream memes like BODE often struggle to find a sustainable existence after the initial population boom driven by their absurdity, but others such as There Are Many Benefits To Being A Marine Biologist have continued to find homes, such as in posts about marine biology. Why hasn't BODE become a mainstay of posts about fat cats? Is it the irrelevance of the word to the photo subject? Is it the existence of a character called Bode who dominates tags and search results that would once have been rife with chubby feline photography?

Conservation status: Least Concern

Classification: Non-native, non-invasive

This meme population has persisted in the pre-internet ecosystem since 44 BC, but for over a millennium the meme remained at very low population levels. Introduction to the theater habitats of England in approximately 1599 by an early meme ecologist (also notable for the introduction of such memes as Damned Spot and To Be Or Not To Be) caused a population boom that has led to the continued stable population of Ides of March despite the extinction or near extinction of the Ides of other months and all known Nones and Kalends.

Conservation status: Least Concern

Classification: Non-native, non-invasive

Conservation status: Least Concern

Classification: non-native, possibly invasive

The Goncharov first appeared in 1973, and in its native habitat of Film Bro Discussions, the meme is not very aggressive and has largely been outcompeted by other species.

However, the meme has spread rapidly upon introduction to the fertile tumblr ecosystem and experts are concerned about the possibility of damage to native meme populations.

Feed native memes by reblogging them. Remember, your attention is the largest portion of their diet!

Encourage native memes to adapt to new habitats by applying them to different types of post. Perhaps your own personal thoughts can provide vital habitat for a native meme you hadn't considered!

Encourage offshoot memes to grow in your blog. Your "I agree" could be an "oh worm" or even "big worm"! The more diverse memes that a given phrase has as ancestors, the more it benefits the environment.

Allow memes that use camouflage to exist in your blog. They can't surprise anyone if they're never given the chance!

Don't feed invasive memes. When you see a Chad, Nordic Man, or other invasive meme, don't reblog it! If you find yourself about to reference one, try to think of a native meme to use instead.

Revitalize endangered meme populations by establishing symbiosis with more common ones