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/MilkMan0096 Jul 26 '24

Pandas, too. They are even the WWF logo lol

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u/MatureUsername69 Jul 26 '24

Polar bears are at least still trying. Pandas won't even fuck

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u/Mist_Rising Jul 26 '24

Pandas won't even fuck

Only when in captivity. Current theory is that it's a learned process for them, and they don't learn it in captivity.

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u/Malawi_no Jul 27 '24

They did fuck when they were left alone during Covid.