Human civilization runs counter to nature simply by way of our initial inability to survive and evolve without some form of technology (tools, clothes). I suppose it's one thing to be ashamed of being human (which, if you are, you harm nature by defying its 'natural order' through living in a house, wearing clothes, going to school, reading books), but if you aren't a self-hating human, you should consider the possibility that nature just gave birth to a bunch of clever naked monkeys it couldn't quite handle. There is a very limited degree in which we as a civilization can practically aspire to appease nature and our fellow inhabitants of earth. We, like everything else that lives, wishes to survive and develop in a progressive direction, therefore our only real bond with nature is that it still holds some sway over our future as a civilization. This can be viewed as a sign of nature's omnipotence; I think of it as a flaw that will likely work itself out as we head into the future. If it doesn't, we'll bite the dust like every other ambitious entity that dares to blossom in the face of order. This perception that we as people have some sort of moral obligation to other organisms is just that, a perception. Implying that it is more valid than any other is just plain old arrogance.

That being said, all this talk of animals has made me terribly hungry.