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I'm with ur_wrong save them if they taste good otherwise let them fend for themselves it's called
survival of the fittest. |
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There's no point in saving a specific species when there are still so many others— unless that
particular species happens to taste good. |
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Why shouldn't humans try to save the animals that are going extinct? After all It is humans that are
causing all of the pollution and climate change that is making it hard for these animals to adapt.
Forests are being cut down and the places that they live are being destroyed. Most animals need a
wide range to live in! |
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As soon as we stop causing extinction we can stop trying to stop it, that's simple enough, isn't it? |
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You're right, we shouldn't interfere with a species interaction with its habitat, which may result
in its extinction because it fails to adapt.
However, human caused extinction should be prevented whenever we are aware of a species dwindling
existence by our own hand.
On the argument that we should save species for own consumer driven benefits, we have survived
pretty well to date without feeling that we need to do this.
Besides, I don't think we should try to control the process of natural selection within a particular
habitat, when we don't fully understand the complex ecological systems associated with it. It could
have far reaching consequences not only on the immediate habitat, but on other interconnected
habitats, including our own. |
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About 99% of all creatures are extinct, Things happen. We should however try and protect all
animals, we shouldn't stop them from being extinct, but we should if they are dying by humans, or
other unnatural causes, aka population, over population ect. |
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The 'balance' of nature is a myth, everything changes, natural selection is inevitable. We can try
to save species, but in the end they will either adapt to our actions and/or perish more slowly,
making the philosophy behind our trying to save them the way they are seem kind of silly. |
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There gonna die anyways |
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We should do as much as we can for the environment and its animals around us, because the animals
were here before we were, and if they had the power to fight they would, but since we have a brain
and can think up new ideas and easily communicate, we have the upper hand in this situation. We are
naturally greedy and constantly want to improve our environment to suit our needs, but the problem
is, its not ours to improve. We get away with what we do because of how we are created. And people
can learn to control their greedyness by thinking of the environment and such. And about hiddensc's
comment, were are gonna die too, but we have found unnatural ways to prevent ourselves from dying so
easily. Why can we not do it for the animals. |
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We humans caused this. It is our duty to fix it. |
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Prevention is what we should be doing about a lot of things. The polar bear is under the gun now
because of the warming of the earth and the oceans, should we not do whatever to save our planet and
all creatures that live on it so we can have the things that are natural and beautiful. We need to
do everything we can to prevent extinction of all animal life including plants. |
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At the early ages human beings and all other animals were residing peacefully on the earth.
Gradually with the passage of time Man became modern and in the name of modernization they started
occupying the entire planet. They deprived the animals from their natural habitat. Now to prevent
the loss of biological diversity, in order to stop extinction of species, has become really
important to maintain the ecological balance of the nature. Many of the animal races are abolishing
because of the cruelty and lust of human beings. We kill tigers, elephants, deer for their skin and
the whales to get the whale oil. We have been brutal to them to satiate our needs giving an excuse
that this will maintain the natural balance by controlling the animal population. So this is the
time we put in conscious effort to stop this extinction ensuring the environmental balance is
maintained. |
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I agree with both BullDog and Researcher, in that the extinction of a species is often our burden to
bear, as we are often responsible for it. I personally feel disgusted at the thought of the
extinction of various species of whales, tigers, elephants and pandas as a result of human poaching,
hunting, etc.
Furthermore, the World Wildlife Fund outlines the fact that these species serve as 'umbrella'
species, which means that they also have an impact on other species that live in the same habitats,
and so helping them also helps numerous other species. This is also frightening, as it means that
humans may be having more of an effect on the extinction of various species than it would first
appear.
Therefore, we must do everything we can to protect these endangered species, many of which have
become endangered due to our own thoughtless activities. |
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If we dont save things as in things from going extinct then in about a billion years we the humans
are going to go extinct faster and more faster. |
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Once an animal becomes extinct, you can't reverse it, and each animal is important in the ecosystem.
Some have abilities that help cure diseases while others keep the world going. None should vanish
from the planet without any effort to save them from humans- it's our responsibility to keep them
alive. |
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I disagree because human beings are primarily responsible for the extension of many animals. Humans
should be very concern with this issue and they should make every effort possible to preserve a
species on the brink of extension. We depend on animals for a variety of reasons such as for food,
clothing, protection, and other reasons. If they become extinct, then we have to rethink our way of
living and doing things. Animals are a necessity in life for many reasons so we should be concerned
about their extinction. It is similar with Global Warming. If we do not do something to stop
extinction now, it could have a devastating impact on life in the future. |
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Humans are responsible for the extinction of many species and should be working flat out to make
sure that no more species suffer.
It is the case that human not natural actions have wrecked havoc with the natural world and to argue
that we have no obligation to right this wrong takes away the duty of humans to protect the world.
We have to think of the future and the natural balance which people have helped to undermine. For
example, in the past , little or no thought was given to the future consequences of exploitation of
animals and palnts for human needs. We are seeing the terrible dangers and consequences of these
actions now.
Most of the causes here are not due to natural selection or actions but to crude human intervention
which needs to be reversed into positive action to save the world. |
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I disagree. Each species is a precious and unique artefact of the planet's evolution. We should
expend extraordinary efforts if necessary to preserve them, regardless of the circumstances.
In many cases, however, it is clear that we humans are responsible for the disruptions to the
environment that have brought a species to the edge of extinction. That means we have a special
moral obligation to do all that we can to keep the species going in some way, even if it means
rearing within artificial environments.
Even if our altruistic instincts are lacking, we should preserve species for selfish purposes alone.
There is no telling when the DNA of the threatened organism will prove vital or helpful to us in
some way. Many medicines, for example, are made from rare plants which are rapidly disappearing from
the earth. With gene engineering, even animal species could prove important some time in future.
So we should exert ourselves to the uttermost to preserve every species that we can. |
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