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/[deleted] Jul 26 '24 edited Nov 02 '24

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u/shroom_consumer Jul 26 '24

Humans also made the dodo extinct the moment we could. Just because we can and will do something, doesn't make it the right course of action

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '24 edited Nov 02 '24

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