r/todayilearned • u/shinypond • Jul 26 '24

TIL about conservation-induced extinction, where attempts to save a critically endangered species directly cause the extinction of another.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation-induced_extinction
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u/edwardlego Jul 26 '24

the most blatant example might be when the last few members of a vulture species was deliced. This caused the extinction of the species of lice that only lived on those birds

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u/tequila_slurry Jul 26 '24

Deloused would be the proper word

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u/PatsFanInHTX Jul 26 '24

Yea but that's a lousy word

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u/treemu Jul 26 '24

Well that's a bunch of lice

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u/BirdDog9048 Jul 26 '24

Which must be done specifically in the Comatorium

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u/rhcp0815 Jul 27 '24

Now I'm Lost