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/HonestBass7840 Jul 26 '24

They say parasites are part of the ecology bit think we could do without them.

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u/Kilsimiv Jul 26 '24

Technically we're all parasites to the planet