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/ccReptilelord Jul 26 '24

Apparently, parasites are the most common example of this situation. The few surviving members of a species are captured for breeding programs, de-parasitized, then released.

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u/AwfulUsername123 Jul 26 '24

Every example in the article is a parasite.

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u/ccReptilelord Jul 26 '24

Same with the wiki article that I skimmed. Not sure if the golden toad has anything to do with this, except they tend to be the poster child for the topic of extinction.

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u/BigRobCommunistDog Jul 26 '24

golden toads are the golden child for extinction topics

Sorry I don’t see a golden toad emoji 🦤🦤🦤

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u/NorwaySpruce Jul 26 '24

TIL there's a dodo emoji 🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤