Should We Let Pandas Go Extinct?
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Wildlife on earth is disappearing. In the last century, Hundreds of weird and wonderful species went the wayof the dodo. Today, over 20,000 more species are at risk of dying out,but we simply don't have the time or resources to rescue them all. It's a tough situation,but not a unique one – military medics, first responders, and ER workers regularlymake decisions like these, and a medical triage-like approach could help us decide which speciesto save first. For example, we could prioritize those whoneed help stat!, like the last 60 wild Javan rhinos teetering on the edge of extinction.Alternatively, we could take a kind of save-the-president-first approach and focus on species vital to entireecosystems, like mangroves, whose groves support over a thou...
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Wildlife on earth is disappearing. In the last century, Hundreds of weird and wonderful species went the wayof the dodo. Today, over 20,000 more species are at risk of dying out,but we simply don't have the time or resources to rescue them all. It's a tough situation,but not a unique one – military medics, first responders, and ER workers regularlymake decisions like these, and a medical triage-like approach could help us decide which speciesto save first. For example, we could prioritize those whoneed help stat!, like the last 60 wild Javan rhinos teetering on the edge of extinction.Alternatively, we could take a kind of save-the-president-first approach and focus on species vital to entireecosystems, like mangroves, whose groves support over a thou...
