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by thaumasiotes 3864 days ago
> we consistently overprotect one not endangered animal (humans) at the expense of all other species

This isn't even true. Environmentalists in rich countries have managed to get lions and tigers (and probably crocodiles, but I can't affirm that from personal knowledge) protected despite the objections of the humans living nearby who hate being eaten.

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Yet more people die from terrorist attacks than wildlife subsistence hunting...