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The Real Case for Saving Species: We Don’t Need Them, But They Need Us
By Carl Safina — 2019
Conservationists argue that humans need to save species in order to save ourselves. The truth is we could survive without wild species—but they can’t survive without us, and the moral argument for protecting them and the beauty they bring to the world is overwhelming.
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