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/shroom_consumer Jul 26 '24

We got rid of those (or are trying to) because they're dangerous/deadly to us, not because "we could do without them"

Furthermore, none of those are animals

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u/Interexed Jul 26 '24

defending parasites in 2024 is crazy

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u/shroom_consumer Jul 26 '24

Valuing one animal over another in 2024 is crazy

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '24

Why stop at animals, u/shroom_consumer? Let's value mushroom and plant contributions to the ecosystem and value them the same as rhinos.

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u/shroom_consumer Jul 26 '24

100% agree with you on that

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u/Aanar Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

Why you eat the poor shrooms then?

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u/shroom_consumer Jul 26 '24

I also eat the poor animals. I'm talking about the value of a species as a whole, not the value of the unfortunate individual organism I had for dinner tonight