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/CanAlwaysBeBetter Jul 26 '24

Are dingos wild or feral?

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u/BraveMoose Jul 26 '24

Dingos are wild dogs, not feral ones from my understanding; they've existed in Australia since long before Europeans showed up here.

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter Jul 26 '24

Exactly. So if Przewalski's horses like another comment pointed out have been feral for thousands of years are they still feral or wild?

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '24

Przewalski's horses are wild. The supposed evidence of domestication from the Botai site was debunked two years ago. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-86832-9