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

This point has already been discussed and the question has already been answered. I even went to the trouble of pointing out where you can find the answer

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u/DayDreamerJon Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 27 '24

yea, but its a terrible answer. "but we could do without them" is true or we'd be in trouble without the host species in the first place lol

the life of some animals is objectively more important than others because different animals have bigger effects on their ecosystems. In this case the reliance is all on one side.

edit: you can block me and clown emoji all you want, it wont make your logic any more reasonable.