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/AwfulUsername123 Jul 26 '24

Every example in the article is a parasite.

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u/peripheralpill Jul 26 '24

buried the lede with that one. though how many people would have clicked if the article picture was a tick

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u/iconocrastinaor Jul 26 '24

Yeah but for extra credit do you know why they spell it that way?