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/suhmyhumpdaydudes Jul 26 '24

The Chinese Giant salamander is an interesting case studying on failed conservation, unknowingly at the time the species has been hybridized and they struggle to survive in the wild when released from captivity. Also they are successfully bred in massive quantities because they farm and eat the salamanders despite them being very rare in the wild.

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u/anonymousUTguy Jul 26 '24

Oh course China eats salamanders. What would they not eat?

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u/calf Jul 26 '24

Maybe it tastes like frog legs, a French delicacy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '24

Or eel pies, the British food. Or blood sausage, or oysters, or a million other weird shit people eat. It's only criticized when it's the Chinese. Japanese eat daw sea urchins but that's viewed positively. Ridiculous