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Re:Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to p... by accoil on Friday August 11, 2023 @07:44PM (#37095387)
Problem of biodiversity is one way of putting it. New Zealand did not have any mammals apart from bats. When those arrived, the native wildlife were not equipped to deal with them.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoat_in_New_Zealand

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Re:Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to p... by ehnto on Saturday August 12, 2023 @04:59AM (#37098339)
Even a common rat caused a number of species to go extinct in NZ. I can't imagine any conservationist would agree that we should let a common rat kill off dozens of incredibly unique species of such a one of a kind ecosystem, just in case the rat has a net positive effect in the long term.

Now that is hubris, what the hell do we know about long term net positives? Selfish warm feelings, while watching the reality of introduced extinction take place in a matter of mere decades. Pardon me.

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