Consuming over a third of Earth's vertebrates, the more voracious predator our planet has ever known has a staggering ecological impact.
"Through our fascination with these species, we sometimes love them to death."As well as feeding the pet industry, use of animals in medicines and other products are now so common they're key threats to endangered species in many areas around the world. Regardless of the intended purposes, removing these animals from the wild has the exact same impact as predation in an ecosystem.
What's more, removing individuals is a process of 'harvest' selection, which not unlike natural selection changes species traits over time.
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